The Kensington Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 650 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: 650 Feet (198 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 58.8664, -135.10530
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Kensington Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kensington Placer
Secondary: Kensington Mines
Secondary: Savage MS 39, Pat #24324
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
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): UNPAT BEFORE 1910. (IN 1891 BERNERS BAY MINING & MILLING CO. WAS ORGANIZED. IT OPENED THE RICH COMET CLAIM FROM WHICH $500,000. WAS TAKEN. LITIGATION TIED UP OPERATION 1902-1910, THE BOND HOLDERS, RECEIVING TITLE TO THE PROPERTY, SET UP THE NEW COMPANY, KENSINGTON MINES COMPANY.) MR112-2 NO PLACER DATA. LOCATION DATA IS AVAILABLE, 500 FOOT LEVEL AT SHERMAN CREEK USED.
References
Reference (Deposit): MR112-2
Reference (Deposit): B284e pp. 32-33
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-011
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