Mizpah

The Mizpah is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,650 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: Mizpah  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 1,650 Feet (503 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.0675, -147.31530

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Mizpah MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mizpah
Secondary: Black Joe
Secondary: Connors and Stevens
Secondary: Gilmore
Secondary: Perrault
Secondary: Ohio
Secondary: Ott and Mcgowon
Secondary: Aroostock
Secondary: Kellen
Secondary: Plumbum


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: Alaska


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Charles L. Thompson Estate
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): USGS CRIB D002673. 800 TONS OF ORE WAS MILLED PRIOR TO 1916. NO ESTIMATE OF GRADE AVAILABLE. (B 849 P. 409) USGS CRIB A001821 USGS CRIB A001833 USGS CRIB A001846 USGS CRIB A001854 USGS CRIB A001856


References

Reference (Deposit): B849B pp. 107-108

Reference (Deposit): OF42 pp. 14, 35-36

Reference (Deposit): B1024I pp. 180, 208

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 220

Reference (Deposit): P625D pp. 7, 8

Reference (Deposit): MF413

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-241

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-244

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-245

Reference (Deposit): B525b pp. 162-164

Reference (Deposit): B542i pp. 147-149

Reference (Deposit): B592q p. 329

Reference (Deposit): B622l pp. 237-238

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 60

Reference (Deposit): B649 p. 38

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 23, 53

Reference (Deposit): B662o pp. 405-406, 408-409, 421

Reference (Deposit): B692r pp. 321-322

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 81

Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 148

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-120

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-124

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-189


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