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Bbk 1-4

The Bbk 1-4 is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 899 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: Bbk 1-4

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 899 Feet (274 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 60.4342, -149.33530

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Bbk 1-4 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bbk 1-4
Secondary: Jk 1 & 2
Secondary: The K.J. No. 1
Secondary: Billie
Secondary: Marty Mahrt
Secondary: O.B. 1 & 2
Secondary: Dunrovin No. 11
Secondary: Falls Creek
Secondary: Lower Falls Cr. No. 1
Secondary: Crown Point Investment Assoc. No. 1
Secondary: Lynx Point Assn. 1-6
Secondary: Sunday 1-3
Secondary: Wyngate No. 1
Secondary: Subsidy Acres 1-2
Secondary: Dunrovin Annex 1-13
Secondary: Hpml Association
Secondary: Bob Henderson

Commodity

Primary: Gold

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

Owner Name: Iis Co. Machine Inc.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985

Owner Name: Gene Granath
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985

Production

Year: 1935
Description: Production Reported Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
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

Unknown: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): CLAIMS ALONG FALLS CREEK, UP TO 6 KM. EAST OF REFERENCE POINT LOCATION. BACKHOE, LOADER, VIBRATING WASHING PLANT, SLUICE. 1980 USGS CRIB A002876

Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: BOB HENDERSON BOX 3600 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99510

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-364

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-365

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-366

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-368

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-385

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-014

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-152

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-327

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-347

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-348

Reference (Deposit): B520i p. 168

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 35

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality P-55)

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-400

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-434

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-451

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985

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