The Lower Hammond River is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,352 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: 1,352 Feet (412 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 67.4806, -150.03750
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Lower Hammond River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lower Hammond River
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Alminco
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Pelham Jackson
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Dennis Stacey
Info Year: 1979
Production
Year: 1981
Description: No Assay Available 50000 Cubic Yards Ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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 (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: J.D. STACEY 5331 E. 26TH AVENUE ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99504 TELE: (907) 337-2369 OPERATOR ADDRESS: ALMINCO 5331 E. 26TH AVENUE ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99504 TELE: (907) 337-2369
Comment (Production): UNREPORTED PRODUCTION DURING 1993 BY SLISCO INC (SR 48).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-004
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-214
Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,
Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.
Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 22.
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