Blue Goose Mining Company

The Blue Goose Mining Company is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 259 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Blue Goose Mining Company
Secondary: Northern Light Mining Company
Secondary: Ophir Creek Trib. Niukluk R.
Secondary: Ophir Gold Dredging Company
Secondary: Flume Dredging Company

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

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Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

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Ownership

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Production

Year: 1906
Description: 5805 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 725 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): GOLD DISCOVERED 1897; MINING REPORTED ANNUALLY UP TO 1940, DREDGING UP TO 1968. MAJORITY OF ACTIVITY IN SOLOMON QUAD. 8 TYPES OF MINING USED. NO PRODUCTION RECORDS IN THIS QUAD. STREAM AND BENCH PLACER ON BEDROCK OF CALCAREOUS SCHIST AND LIMESTONE CONTAINING QTZ AND CALCITE VEINS WITH SULFIDES AND VISIBLE AU: VEINS PROBABLE SOURCE OF GOLD. MAJOR PRODUCER IN COUNCIL DISTRICT. MOST PRODUCTION ON CREEK IN SOLOMON QUAD. REFERENCE POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF CROOKED AND OPHIR CREEKS.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-126

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-127

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-128

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-131

Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 235-236, 242-250, 261-263

Reference (Deposit): B442r p. 343

Reference (Deposit): B520t p. 342

Reference (Deposit): B592u pp. 388, 391-392

Reference (Deposit): OF75-429

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