Silver Gem

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

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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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