The Gold Standard is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,539 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: 1,539 Feet (469 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.1344, -146.16890
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Gold Standard MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Standard
Secondary: Port Valdez
Secondary: Hecla
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings consist of two adits, one adit is 13.7 m.-long and no information is available on the second adit.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-144
Reference (Deposit): B662h p. 191
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 66, 68.
Reference (Deposit): B520h pp. 108-130.
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1241 167 pp.
Reference (Deposit): B1139 363 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MF438
Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73
Reference (Deposit): OF80-892B
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (locality V-70).
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