Big Wheel Mine

The Big Wheel Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,906 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Big Wheel Mine

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 1,906 Feet (581 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.3375, -146.82220

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Big Wheel Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Wheel Mine
Secondary: Nome Creek At Moose

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: National Recreation Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Don Benish
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: Andre, William C.
Info Year: 1979

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Gold

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 32

Reference (Deposit): C998

Reference (Deposit): OF83-170B p. 49

Reference (Deposit): C348 pp. 8, 10-11

Reference (Deposit): C331 pp. 8-9 (Locality 45)

Reference (Deposit): MR194-14

Reference (Deposit): BMOF5-88 pp. 6, 11-24, 55-59, 115, 147-158 (Loca

Reference (Deposit): BMOF27-88 p. 6

Reference (Deposit): SR2

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 27, 40

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 51-52

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 40, 43, 70

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 39, 67

Reference (Deposit): P530 p. 109

Reference (Deposit): B525a p. 150

Reference (Deposit): B520n pp. 243-244, 260

Reference (Deposit): B542j pp. 209-210

Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 165

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-441

Reference (Deposit): SR39 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 22 (Locality 16)

Reference (Deposit): OF530

Reference (Deposit): MF391 (Locality 8)

Reference (Deposit): MF413 (Locality 93)

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 696

Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 127-128, 174

Reference (Deposit): OF77-168B p. 23

Reference (Deposit): OF76-633 p. 50

Reference (Deposit): OF76-819 p. 139

Reference (Deposit): OF81-1342A p. A25

Reference (Deposit): OF81-1342B ppp. B34-B35

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 68

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