Fortymile River

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

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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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