The Bear Gulch is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 551 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: 551 Feet (168 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.4089, -155.49030
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Bear Gulch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bear Gulch
Secondary: Bear Pup
Secondary: No. 4 Above
Secondary: Discovery
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1933
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 1,500 Yards Processed. 41 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 167 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 483 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 593 Yards Processed. 113 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 3,600 Yards Processed. 171 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 19 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 39 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 65 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 477 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 99 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 5,555 Yards Processed. 727 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 33,733 Yards Processed. 1354 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 3,722 Yards Processed. 709 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
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1929: 100 OZ AU (USBM AFOC FILES).
References
Reference (Deposit): MF405
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 056-019
Reference (Deposit): B520q p. 291
Reference (Deposit): B542l pp. 289, 291-292
Reference (Deposit): B578 pp. 41, 44
Reference (Deposit): B592s pp. 365-366
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B642l pp. 241, 265
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B754 p. 93
Reference (Deposit): MR195-7 pp. 91-92
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 146, 148-151
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390810 p. 12
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 460829 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): OF239 pp. 50-51, 57
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