Atwater Bar

The Atwater Bar is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,558 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

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Site Name

Primary: Atwater Bar
Secondary: Fortymile River, Mosquito Fork
Secondary: Fortymile River, South Fork
Secondary: Alaska Gold Dredging Corporation
Secondary: Mccombe

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Uranium

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: Cajen Minerals Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1976

Production

Year: 1953
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 85 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
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 (Production): USGS CRIB D002689. PRODUCTION FROM ATWATER BAR PRIOR TO 1953: 170 OZ AU, 22 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

References

Reference (Deposit): BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR

Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.

Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF

Reference (Deposit): LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-270

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-280

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 p. 45

Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 105

Reference (Deposit): FAIRBANKS PRECINCT, 1953. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER.

Reference (Deposit): REP. MR 60-4, 1953, 10 PP.

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, J. A. ACTIVE MINING OPERATIONS IN THE FORTYMILE

Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT OF THE FAIRBANKS PRECINCT IN 1951. AK. TERR. DEPT.

Reference (Deposit): OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-3A, 1951, 3 PP.

Reference (Deposit): ROEHM, J.C. REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS AND ITINERARY OF J.C.

Reference (Deposit): ROEHM, ASSOCIATE MINING ENGINEER, TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT OF

Reference (Deposit): MINES IN THE FORTYMILE PRECINCT, ALASKA. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF

Reference (Deposit): MINES INVEST. REP. IR 60-1, 1949, 9 PP.

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, A.H. THE ALASKA MINING INDUSTRY IN 1915. U.S. GEOL

Reference (Deposit): SURV. BULL. 642, 1916, PP. 62-63.

Reference (Deposit): 19 PP.

Reference (Deposit): ELLSWORTH, C.E., AND G.L. PARKER. PLACER MINING IN THE

Reference (Deposit): YUKON-TANANA REGION. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 480, 1911,

Reference (Deposit): PP. 153-172.

Reference (Deposit): SAUNDERS, R.H. MINING OPERATIONS IN THE FORTYMILE DISTRICT,

Reference (Deposit): C335 pp. 10-12

Reference (Deposit): B1155i p. 81

Reference (Deposit): P530 p. 109

Reference (Deposit): MF393

Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 170

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 37-38

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 43

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-020

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-092

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-157

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-164

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-194

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-210

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-215

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-218

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-229

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-235

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-236

Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 73-74

Reference (Deposit): POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT

Reference (Deposit): TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935

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