The Fortymile River is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,201 feet.
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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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.2694, -141.07920
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Fortymile River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fortymile River
Secondary: Discovery Creek
Secondary: Smith Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: John Aho And Eli Hendrickson
Percent: 18.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: John Aho And Laura Sabottke - Leased To: Teddy R. Owen
Percent: 82.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Production
Year: 1943
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 192 Yards Processed. 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 1,065 Yards Processed. 95 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 5,000 Yards Processed. 32 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 20,000 Yards Processed. 93 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 1,200 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1919
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 (Deposit): USGS CRIB A000989 USGS CRIB D002691 DISCOVERY BAR AT CONFLUENCE OF DISCOVERY CR. AND FORTYMILE RIVER IS REPORTED TO HAVE YIELDED $80,000. THE BAR OPPOSITE SMITH (DAVIS) CR. REPORTEDLY PRODUCED APPROX. $500,000. IN THE EARLY MINING DAYS (1887-1909)(B375).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-204
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-228
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-231
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-242
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-010
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-030
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-059
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-060
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-091
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-098
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-250
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-251
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-263
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-264
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-265
Reference (Deposit): B375 p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 186-188
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 27
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-115
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-117
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-134
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-136
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-142
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-149
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-154
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-160
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-166
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-174
Reference (Deposit): DEAGEN, AND J.E. BURTON. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1988.
Reference (Deposit): AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 43, 1989,
Reference (Deposit): SURV. BULL. 345, 1908, PP. 187-197.
Reference (Deposit): GREEN, C.B., T.K. BUNDTZEN, R.J. PETERSON, A.F. SEWARD, J.R.
Reference (Deposit): P. 36.
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 47, 1993, P. 30.
Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E. GEOLOGY OF THE YUKON GOLD DISTRICT, ALASKA.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOL. SURV. 18TH ANNU. REP. PT. III, 1898, PP. 252-253.
Reference (Deposit): BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR
Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF
Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, J.R. DEAGEN, AND J.L. MOORE.
Reference (Deposit): ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1989. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS
Reference (Deposit): SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 44, 1990, P. 34.
Reference (Deposit): SWAINBANK, R.C., T.K. BUNDTZEN, A.H. CLOUGH, E.W. HANSEN,
Reference (Deposit): AND M.G. NELSON. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1992. AK. DIV.
Reference (Deposit): LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.
Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.
Reference (Deposit): POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT
Reference (Deposit): TO 1935. AK. TERR. DERP. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935
Reference (Deposit): 19 PP.
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, A.H., AND OTHERS. REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGAT-
Reference (Deposit): IONS OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA IN 1907. U.S. GEOL.
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