The Forty Mile River, Mosquito Fork is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,690 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
Elevation: 1,690 Feet (515 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.0647, -141.99030
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Forty Mile River, Mosquito Fork MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Forty Mile River, Mosquito Fork
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Tin
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1960
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 290 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 50 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-011
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-012
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-019
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-036
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-041
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-055
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-056
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-057
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-058
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-119
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-158
Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 173, 180-181
Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 54, 76
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 48
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 44-45
Reference (Deposit): GC16 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): MF393
Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 73-74
Reference (Deposit): B792 P. 18.
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SR41 P. 30.
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SR45 PP. 30-31.
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-168
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-183
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-202
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-210
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-215
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-327
Reference (Deposit): B251 pp. 48-49
Reference (Deposit): B284l p. 126
Reference (Deposit): B345j p. 184
Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 170
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 71
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SR46 PP. 33-34.
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SR47 P. 30.
Reference (Deposit): BM OFR48-94 116 PP.
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