Bessie & Granite Cr Trib Kasigluk

The Bessie & Granite Cr Trib Kasigluk is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 351 feet.

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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: 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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