The Dumont is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 16 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: 16 Feet (5 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.6556, -136.10280
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Dumont MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dumont
Secondary: Belmont
Secondary: Alaska Chichagof
Secondary: Bez Property
Secondary: Memont
Secondary: Viola
Secondary: McKallick Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Alaska Chichagoff Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
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
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): 14 CLAIMS STAKED 1928. CONTINUOUS ACTIVITY THROUGH 1976. CHICHAGOFF MNG CO MINED 302 TONS ORE YIELDING $9000 IN AU & AG @ $35/TON IN 1936 FOR ALASKA CHICHAGOFF MINES. EARLIER PRODUCTION REPORTED, BUT NO RECORDS. WORKINGS: 495FT DRIFT & 142FT SHAFT; ALSO 60 & 100FT ADITS. COMPOSED OF AURIFEROUS QTZ VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE IN SITKA GRAYWACKE. UNDERGROUND WORK CEASED IN 1939; MINERALIZATION LOST DUE TO BRANCHING OF SHEAR ZONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): P792 p. 91, plates 1, 4
Reference (Deposit): MF467
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 142
Reference (Deposit): B929 pp. 130-132
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 15
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 15
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 15
Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1931 p. 28
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-001
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