The Gold Standard Group is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 49 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: 49 Feet (15 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 55.65, -131.99720
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Gold Standard Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Standard Group
Secondary: Gold Standard 1-15
Secondary: Helm 1-15
Secondary: Snowstorm
Secondary: Lakeview
Secondary: Helm Bay Fraction
Secondary: South Lakeview
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Ketchikan District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Stensland Mining
Company ID: 5001311
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1980
Owner Name: Gary L. Stensland Et Al
Company ID: 5001311
Percent: 47.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1897
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
Unknown: Actinolite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Plagioclase
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ACQUISITION COST:$250,000 (EVALUATORS ESTIMATE-NO REFERENCE) EXPLORATION COST: $500,000 (EVALUATORS ESTIMATE) ORE HAS POCKETY NATURE. OVERALL VALUES LOW, BUT EXPLORATION NOT SUFFICIENT TO DELINEATE SIZE OF MINERALIZED ZONE. USGS CRIB A001613 USGS CRIB A001621
Comment (Ownership): OPERATOR ADDRESS: STENSLAND MINING 8601 S.E. 287 TH BORING, OREGON 97009 TELE: (503) 663-4997
References
Reference (Deposit): B592e p. 86
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B642d p. 82
Reference (Deposit): B722a pp. 35-36
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 16
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 16
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 16
Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 16-17
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 17
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 18
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 19
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-62
Reference (Deposit): B284e pp. 44-45
Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B345e p. 92
Reference (Deposit): B347 pp. 153-155
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