Snow King

The Snow King is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,347 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: Snow King
Secondary: J. F. Austin
Secondary: Pioneer Mining Co.
Secondary: Glacier Creek
Secondary: Moonlight 1-3
Secondary: Fjellheim 1-5
Secondary: Reed Creek Millsite 1-6
Secondary: Willow Creek Development Co.
Secondary: Tramway Extension
Secondary: Snowbird
Secondary: G. F. Kalmbach
Secondary: Tramway
Secondary: Snowbird Mining Co.
Secondary: Snowbird 1-20
Secondary: Mike Sherry

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Owner Name: Clayton Rasmussen
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): SNOW KING CLAIMS WORKED IN AREA CA. 1919 (KX 85-154). WILLOW CREEK DEV. CO. WORKED IN AREA CA. 1919 (KX 85-158). MIKE SHERRY WORKED IN AREA CA. 1923 (KX 85-157). SEE BACK-UP FILE FOR PRODUCTION RECORDS. CLAIMS STAKED BY RASMUSSEN 1965, 1971. ASSESSMENT WORK 1966- 1977 (KX 85-294). USGS CRIB A000161

References

Reference (Deposit): IR HMF 490806 p. 5

Reference (Deposit): B1004 pp. 1, 32, 73-75

Reference (Deposit): MF409

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-080

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-154

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-157

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-158

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-294

Reference (Deposit): B714i p. 205

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 43

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