The Tofty Gulch is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 551 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
Elevation: 551 Feet (168 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.0833, -150.89500
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Tofty Gulch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tofty Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Jack Neubauer
Company ID: 5000364
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: Cassiterite Placers, Inc.
Company ID: 5000364
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Cassiterite Placers Inc.
Company ID: 5000364
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1986
Production
Year: 1952
Description: 144 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 61,000 Yards Processed. 731 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 124 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 544 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 482 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 2165 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 35 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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): PRIOR TO 1957 PROD. 19,600 LBS CASSITERITE CONC., 8,855 OZ AU, 1,376 OZ AG. TAILINGS PILES CONTAIN 0.57 G/CU-M AU, 346 G/CU-M SN IN 213,000 CU METERS OF TAILINGS.
Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: JACK NEUBAUER MANLEY HOT SPRINGS, ALASKA 99756 TELE: (907) 672-3131
References
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 29.
Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1994. AK DIV.
Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 82
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 75
Reference (Deposit): MF371
Reference (Deposit): RI5373 pp. 7-8, 24-26, 55
Reference (Deposit): C317 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B844D pp. 166, 209, 212
Reference (Deposit): B692t p. 334
Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 221
Reference (Deposit): B535 pp. 32-33
Reference (Deposit): B520p p. 280
Reference (Deposit): B520e p. 92
Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 166
Reference (Deposit): B442n pp. 242-243
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-078
Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 56
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
