The Bessie & Granite Cr Trib Kasigluk is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 351 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: 351 Feet (107 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.5806, -160.55000
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Bessie & Granite Cr Trib Kasigluk MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bessie & Granite Cr Trib Kasigluk
Secondary: Granite Creek R L No. 1
Secondary: Bessie Creek L L No. 1-11
Secondary: Granite Creek 1-3 Above
Secondary: Granite Creek Discovery
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Dobnik, Adolph A.
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Tom Sekenoff
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Ray Peterson
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Niel Corrigal
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Laraux, Al
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE BEDROCK OF THIS AREA CONSISTS OF INTERBEDDED VOLCANIC AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF JURASSIC AGE INTRUDED BY GRANITIC PLUTONS AND SEVERAL RHYOLITIC BODIES. THE VALLEY OF THE KASIGLUK RIVER CONTAINS A THICK LAYER OF OUTWASH DEPOSITS WHICH CAME FROM A LARGE GLACIER IN THE KWITHLUK VALLEY TO THE SOUTH (HOARE AND COBB). LOCATIONS UNCERTAIN.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 091-007
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 091-014
Reference (Deposit): I285
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