The Indian River is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,480 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,480 Feet (451 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 66.0717, -153.79440
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Indian River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Indian River
Secondary: Felix Creek Fork
Secondary: Snyder Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Year: 1958
Description: 1465 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 61 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 1455 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 33 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 754 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 208 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 2362 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 381 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 3710 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 147 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 3086 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 117 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 2499 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1966
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1966
Description: 39 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 41 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 1022 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 213 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 4648 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 65 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1951
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): USGS CRIB A001364
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 038-004
Reference (Deposit): I459
Reference (Deposit): P525A p. 102
Reference (Deposit): C570 pp. 5-6
Reference (Deposit): MF458
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 87
Reference (Deposit): OF75-627 p. 10
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 038-014
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 038-018
Reference (Deposit): B536 p. 143
Reference (Deposit): B592t pp. 383-384
Reference (Deposit): B631 pp. 82-84
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 65
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 39
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 29
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