Shooting Star 1-9

The Shooting Star 1-9 is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,752 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: Shooting Star 1-9  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 1,752 Feet (534 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 58.4278, -134.68330

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Shooting Star 1-9 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Shooting Star 1-9
Secondary: Lake Creek
Secondary: Art 1-9
Secondary: Shooting Star 11-13


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Alaska


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Occidental Minerals Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: Juan Munoz
Percent: 57.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: George Moerlein
Percent: 43.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1978
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 (Ownership): OPERATOR ADDRESS: OCCIDENTAL MINERALS CORPORATION IRONGATE BUILDING 4, 777 S. WADSWORTH BLVD. LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80226 TELE: (303) 988-2200


References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-174

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-156


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