The Edward W. Ahrens is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 476 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: 476 Feet (145 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 59.3369, -161.26280
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Edward W. Ahrens MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Edward W. Ahrens
Secondary: E. H. Bench
Secondary: E. H. Bench No. 2
Secondary: J. B. Bench
Secondary: J. B. Bench No. 2
Secondary: Evelyn Erickson
Secondary: Nos. 13-14 Above Discovery
Secondary: James Heverling
Secondary: J. H. Bench
Secondary: J. H. Bench No. 2
Secondary: Joe Jean's Fraction
Secondary: Discovery Mining Company
Secondary: Discovery
Secondary: Nos. 1-3 Above
Secondary: Nos. 1-2 Below
Secondary: Ryan & Wickert
Secondary: Bristol Bay Mining Company
Secondary: New York Alaska Gold Dredging Corp.
Secondary: John S. Ketcham
Secondary: J. K. Bench
Secondary: J. K. Bench No. 2
Secondary: Nos. 3-14 Above Discovery
Secondary: Fraction Between Nos. 4 & 5
Secondary: Wattamuse Mining Company
Secondary: Watermuse Creek
Secondary: Clyde Huffmon
Secondary: Mcdowell Creek Nos. 1-4
Secondary: Discovery No. 1-18
Secondary: Watermouse Creek
Secondary: Wattamuse Creek
Secondary: James A. Bystedt
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative 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
Not available
Production
Year: 1963
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 530 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 135 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 65,212 Yards Processed. 2713 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 4067 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1932
Description: 178 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 86 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 298 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 7,000 Yards Processed. 435 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 3,983 Yards Processed. 968 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 1098 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1935
Description: 53 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 666 Yards Processed. 521 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 281 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 4,600 Yards Processed. 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 158 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 129 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 31,000 Yards Processed. 562 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 657 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1919
Discovery Year: 1915
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
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Silver
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Hand operations occured until 1938 at which time a dredge was installed. Draglines were also used.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-009
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 61
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 15
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 42-43
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 370706
Reference (Deposit): MR101-3 pp. 24-25
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-031
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B714j pp. 222-223, 225-226
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380901 p. 8
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 62
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 61
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390701 p. 6
Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 58, 71
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-001
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-002
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-004
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-005
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-006
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-007
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 54, 68
Reference (Deposit): I339
Reference (Deposit): MF447
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 47-49
Reference (Deposit): B1139 pp. 111-112
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 49
Reference (Deposit): OF77-156 p. 53
Reference (Deposit): MR101-1 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): MR101-2 p. 10
Reference (Deposit): BMOF1-88 pp. 6-7,13-14,16-17,31,54-56,134-137
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