The Golden Hand is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 499 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: 499 Feet (152 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.7778, -136.17080
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Golden Hand MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Hand
Secondary: Roman
Secondary: Golden Hand Apex
Secondary: No. 1 Below Golden Hand
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Floyd Branson, Wes Brown And Bill Hollowell
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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 (Deposit): 6 CLAIMS AROUND 1933. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. 5 CLAIMS STAKED 76. WORKINGS: 6 GROUPS OF PROSPECT PITS & TRENCHES. COMPOSED OF AURIFEROUS QTZ VEINS IN LS-DIORITE CONTACT AREA LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATES 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP NO RECORDED PRODUCTION.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-174
Reference (Deposit): B929 pp. 136-137, plates 1, 3
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-055
Reference (Deposit): B1058E p. 214
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 143
Reference (Deposit): MF467
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