The Yankee Basin is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,450 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: 1,450 Feet (442 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 58.5833, -134.80390
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Yankee Basin MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yankee Basin
Secondary: Cascade
Secondary: Dividend
Secondary: Noonday
Secondary: Puzzler
Secondary: Rex
Secondary: Van
Secondary: Standard
Secondary: Early
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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 (Reference): TREADWELL, 1919, P.1-13 (AJ 112)
References
Reference (Deposit): REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987pp. 7, 20, 34, 35, 48
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): MF435
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 pp. 117-118, 122, 125-127
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 157,159
Reference (Deposit): B1139 pp. 133, 134, 137, 139-141
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 360629 pp. 7-11
Reference (Deposit): B502 pp. 49-50
Reference (Deposit): B379d p. 71
Reference (Deposit): B345e p. 89
Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B287 p. 132
Reference (Deposit): B284e pp. 34-35
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-143
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-040
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-034
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