Gold Standard

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

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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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