The Dredge No. 6 is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 49 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 49 Feet (15 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.5139, -165.47360
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Dredge No. 6 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dredge No. 6
Secondary: Submarine Beach Near Snake River
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Alaska Gold Co.
Company ID: 5001031
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1986
Owner Name: Alaska Gold Co.
Company ID: 5001031
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1986
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1898
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 (Ownership): COMPANY ADDRESS: ALASKA GOLD COMPANY 19TH FLOOR UNIVERSITY CLUB BLDG 136 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE SALT LAKE CITY UTAH 84111 LOCAL COMPANY ADDRESS: ALASKA GOLD COMPANY NOME CENTER BLDG P.O. BOX 640 NOME, ALASKA 99762 DREDGE STATISTICS TONNAGE 2200ST HULL: L=140FT W=60FT D=11FT BUCKETS: 75 EA LADDER: DIGGING DEPTH 80 FT CAPACITY ABOUT 10000 CU-FT/24 HR
References
Reference (Deposit): AC&O 7410 p. 8
Reference (Deposit): AC&O 7705 pp. 36-42
Reference (Deposit): SR39 p. 22
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