The Silver Gem is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 656 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
Elevation: 656 Feet (200 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.1375, -146.61940
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Silver Gem MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Gem
Secondary: I.X.L.
Secondary: Shoup Bay Mining Co.
Secondary: Spanish
Secondary: Dorothy
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-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 (Deposit): SHIPMENT OF ORE MILLED AT VALDEZ CA. 1915 (B 662). USGS CRIB A003744 USGS CRIB A003773 USGS CRIB A003824 USGS CRIB A003828
References
Reference (Deposit): OF80-892B
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V54).
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-062
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-070
Reference (Deposit): MF438
Reference (Deposit): B1139 363pp
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 66, 68
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-071
Reference (Deposit): B520h p. 123
Reference (Deposit): B520h p. 124
Reference (Deposit): B622j pp. 152, 157, 179
Reference (Deposit): B649 p. 61
Reference (Deposit): MR32
Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73
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