The Discovery is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 131 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
Elevation: 131 Feet (40 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.9069, -163.63750
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Discovery MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Discovery
Secondary: Alaska
Secondary: Pioneer
Secondary: Nos. 1-20 Above
Secondary: Nos. 1-3 Below
Secondary: J. A. Mccharles
Secondary: William Brookings
Secondary: Dorothy Lee
Secondary: Peter Lee
Secondary: Lee
Secondary: Libby, Melsing, Mordount & Blake
Secondary: Kimball & Soupe
Secondary: C. E. Kimball
Secondary: Glass Dredging Company
Secondary: Clyde Glass
Secondary: Violet Glass
Secondary: Tony
Secondary: Wallace Bohall
Secondary: Dorothy Jeglum
Secondary: Pat No. 706485
Secondary: No. 4 Above Discovery
Secondary: Melsing Creek
Secondary: Swim
Secondary: Frank Coplin
Secondary: Buster Rinehart
Secondary: Lucky Bug
Secondary: Flume Dredging Company
Secondary: Linda
Secondary: Carl P. Jeglum
Secondary: Evert Brown
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1937
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1937
Description: 297 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 499 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 50 Yards Processed. 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 320 Yards Processed. 20 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 30 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 340 Yards Processed. 25 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 296 Yards Processed. 200 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 396 Yards Processed. 23 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 188 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1920
Description: 60,000 Yards Processed. 1609 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 86 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 772 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 568 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 4780 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 210,000 Yards Processed. 5753 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 11902 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 20 Yards Processed. 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-030
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-040
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-181
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-200
Reference (Deposit): SP4 pp. 112, 114
Reference (Deposit): B284n p. 139
Reference (Deposit): B314j pp. 147, 149-150
Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 235-236, 240-242, 260-261
Reference (Deposit): B345m p. 217
Reference (Deposit): B379p pp. 294-295
Reference (Deposit): B442r p. 343
Reference (Deposit): B442s p. 363
Reference (Deposit): B449 pp. 117-118
Reference (Deposit): B520t p. 342
Reference (Deposit): B592u pp. 388, 392
Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 371
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B662q p. 452
Reference (Deposit): B714k pp. 232-233
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 53, 61
Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 65, 71
Reference (Deposit): MR192-4 pp. 3-4
Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 69, 76
Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 67, 75
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 72
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 17
Reference (Deposit): MF455
Reference (Deposit): OF75-2
Reference (Deposit): OF78-181 p. 96
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