Golden Hand

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

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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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