The Lower Salmon River is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,250 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: 1,250 Feet (381 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.8833, -159.53060
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Lower Salmon River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lower Salmon River
Secondary: Velvet Association
Secondary: Wael Cat No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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): ORIGINAL CLAIMS STAKED 1953 BY HILL & BERTILS. ASSESSMENT WORK DONE 1954. BEDROCK CONSISITS OF GRAYWACKE AND SHALE OF KUSKOKWIM GROUP INTRUDED BY DIABASIC DIKES, ALSO THIGHTLY FOLDED. FORMING RIFFLES PREPENDICULAR TO STREAM FLOW. (ROEHM) PROBABLE ORIGIN OF GOLD IS MARVEL CREEK DRAINAGE. REFERENCE POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF EAGLE CREEK AND SALMON R.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 091-003
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 091-005
Reference (Deposit): MR194-10 pp. 34-38
Reference (Deposit): MR91-2
Reference (Deposit): I285
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