Silver Bow Basin Placer

The Silver Bow Basin Placer is a mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,001 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

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Site Name

Primary: Silver Bow Basin Placer
Secondary: Gold Creek Placer
Secondary: Silver Bow Basin Min
Secondary: Silver Bow Hydraulic
Secondary: Nowell Placer
Secondary: Dunn&Williams MS 115-120,No Pat #
Secondary: Charlotte MS 121-130, No Pat #
Secondary: Gold Creek MS 131-141, No Pat #
Secondary: Dix MS 176-219, No Pat #
Secondary: Cammpell MS 176-219, No Pat #
Secondary: Thompson MS 176-219, No Pat #
Secondary: Miller MS 176-219, No Pat #
Secondary: Piece MS 176-219, No Pat #
Secondary: O'Hara MS 176-219, No Pat #
Secondary: Gold Creek MS 176-219, No Pat #
Secondary: Rose Ms172, No Pat #
Secondary: Portsmouth MS 173, No Pat #
Secondary: Eureka MS 174, No Pat #
Secondary: Belmont MS 175, No Pat #
Secondary: Discovery Placer Mms77-80,No Pat#

Commodity

Tertiary: Gold

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: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1927
Description: 52 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 117 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 40 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1927
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1926
Description: 74 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 44 Yards Processed. 40 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

Not available

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-075

Reference (Deposit): AR18b p. 71

Reference (Deposit): B225 pp. 28, 35

Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B259b p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B259d p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B263 pp. 13, 52, 54, 92, 110, 143, 207

Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B442d p. 135

Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 32

Reference (Deposit): OF60 pp. 14-16, 4, 28, 99, 139-140

Reference (Deposit): IC7844 p. 11

Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 135

Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a p. 53

Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 p. 119

Reference (Deposit): MF435

Reference (Deposit): REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987pp. 36-38, 63-66

Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B287 pp. 2-4, 57-60, 77-85

Reference (Deposit): B314d pp. 51, 55

Reference (Deposit): B345e p. 88

Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 24

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 14

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