Kensington Placer

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

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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

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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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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