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Gold Dust

The Gold Dust is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,501 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

Name: Gold Dust

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 61.7903, -149.32330

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Satelite image of the Gold Dust

Gold Dust MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Dust
Secondary: M.S. 960
Secondary: Summit
Secondary: Gold Bullion
Secondary: Golden Wonder
Secondary: Bullion
Secondary: Golden Eagle
Secondary: Gold Nugget
Secondary: Bird
Secondary: Nugget

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Magnesite
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Willow Creek Mines
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1978

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

Comment (Reference): ROEHM, 1937, P. 7 (UNPB TDM IR)

Comment (Deposit): M.S. 960 ISSUED 1915 ON 93.75 ACRES. PAT 478360. M.S. 1018 ISSUED 1920 ON 61.34 ACRES. PAT 728475. FOR PRODUCTION RECORDS SEE BACK-UP FILE.

References

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 8

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 11

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 12

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 14, 46

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 16-17

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B849C pp. 169, 181-214

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-109

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-135

Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B480i pp. 146-147

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 65

Reference (Deposit): B592l pp. 260-262

Reference (Deposit): B607 pp. 50, 66-69

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B642i p. 197

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 44, 52

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 pp. 40-42

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B692j pp. 178-179

Reference (Deposit): B712a pp. 34-35

Reference (Deposit): B712f pp. 173-174

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 77

Reference (Deposit): B714i p. 202

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 15, 40-41

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 18

Reference (Deposit): MF409

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 19

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 19-20

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380727 pp. 7-8

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 23

Reference (Deposit): MR85-4A pp. 23

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 19-21

Reference (Deposit): B1004 pp. 1, 31, 42, 83

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 34

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