Good Ol' Tom

The Good Ol' Tom is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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: Good Ol' Tom
Secondary: Miner Island
Secondary: John Breseman Et Al
Secondary: Good Ol'Tom Nos. 1-2
Secondary: Anna Breseman
Secondary: Laveda Klippert
Secondary: Conradt Klippert
Secondary: Yakobi Island

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1887
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

Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT LOCATED 1877. APPROX, $1100 IN AU PRODUCED FROM 35 FT ADIT. 4 CLAIMS STAKED 1917 AND AGAIN IN 1958 2 CLAIMS STAKED. NO ACTIVITY FOLLOWED EITHER STAKING. CLAIMS INACTIVE 1976. DEPOSIT COMPOSED OF GOLD AND CHALCOPYRITE BEARING QTZ VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE IN MAFIC INTRUSIVE.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-017

Reference (Deposit): P792 p. 91, plates 1, 4

Reference (Deposit): B692e p. 121

Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1921 p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B773d p. 114

Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 194

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 143

Reference (Deposit): MF436

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