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Gurteen Bench

The Gurteen Bench is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 689 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

Name: Gurteen Bench

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 689 Feet (210 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.7347, -164.95420

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Gurteen Bench MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gurteen Bench
Secondary: Washington Creek
Secondary: Kougarok River
Secondary: Nos. 6-8 Below Johnson Discovery
Secondary: Bandon Bench
Secondary: Mascot Bench
Secondary: Windy Bench
Secondary: Ann Bench
Secondary: 6 & #8 Columbia

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

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

Owner Name: Pearse And Daniel Walsh
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1982

Production

Year: 1949
Description: 165 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1949
Description: 12,000 Yards Processed. 1778 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1948
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1948
Description: 142 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1947
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1947
Description: 11,000 Yards Processed. 332 Troy Ounces Gold
 Year: 1924
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1953
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 (Production): PAST PRODUCTION: 69,752 OZ. AU, 7,049 OZ. AG (USBM FILES). BEDROCK IS COMPLEXLY FAULTED PRE-ORD. METASEDIMENTARY AND MAFIC VOLCANIC OR INTRUSIVE ROCKS AND YOUNGER PALEOZOIC CARBONATES. QUARTZ VEINS THAT CARRY PYRITE AND/OR COPPER SULFIDES ARE COMMON. PLACER CONCENTRATES CONTAIN MAGNETITE, PYRITE, GALENA. SILVER RICH SULFIDE, CASSITERITE, AND GOLD CEMENTED FRACTURED QUARTZ. MAJOR PLACERS ARE RELATED TO ALTERED HIGH ANGLE OR THRUST FAULT-ZONES WHICH CONTAIN CRUSHED QUARTZ VEINLETS OR FINE-GRAINED SILICA WITH PYRITE. REFERENCE POINT 1 MILE BELOW MOUTH OF COLUMBIA CREEK.

References

Reference (Deposit): B345m pp. 228, 244

Reference (Deposit): B345n p. 266

Reference (Deposit): B358 p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B379p p. 296

Reference (Deposit): B442s pp. 364-365

Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B592u pp. 388, 394

Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 372

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 27-28

Reference (Deposit): B662q p. 452

Reference (Deposit): B712h p. 189

Reference (Deposit): B714k p. 233

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B314l pp. 169-172, 176-178

Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 305-309, 315-320

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-019

Reference (Deposit): P2 pp. 62, 64

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 9

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 22, 24

Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 27, 30

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 47

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 48-49

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 48, 54

Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 45, 51

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 55, 62

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 63, 71

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 65-66, 76

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 64, 75

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 61

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 58, 68

Reference (Deposit): TDM5R p. 22

Reference (Deposit): C265 pp. 4, 6

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 118

Reference (Deposit): OF377 p. 30

Reference (Deposit): MF417

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 44

Reference (Deposit): OF536 p. 2

Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 76-77

Reference (Deposit): THE MAPMAKERS p. 18

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