Dredge No. 6

The Dredge No. 6 is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 49 feet.

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Mine Info

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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

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Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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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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