Berry Camp

The Berry Camp is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,598 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: Berry Camp

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.45, -145.42920

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Berry Camp MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Berry Camp
Secondary: Eagle Creek and Trib
Secondary: Miller Fork
Secondary: Mastodon Fork
Secondary: Cripple Creek

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
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Earl Beistline
Company ID: 5001101
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Bob (Ike) Strandberg
Company ID: 5001101
Home Office: Pacific Isle Ps
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Carstens, Symonds, Shewbury
Company ID: 5001101
Percent: 21.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Spencer, C. E.
Company ID: 5001101
Percent: 24.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Vincent Monzulla
Company ID: 5001101
Percent: 10.00
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: William And Alice Herring
Company ID: 5001101
Percent: 28.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Berry Holding Co.
Company ID: 5001101
Percent: 17.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Heine C. Garstens
Company ID: 5001101
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
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 (Deposit): MSHA MID 5001051 MSHA MID 5001136 M. S. #802 ISSUED JULY 9, 1923, 181.23 ACRES, PAT.#908422. MSHA MID 5001136 PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1956 (EAGLE CR) 25,696 OZ. OF AU, 3,521 OZ AG. (MASTODON FORK 1962) 148,876 OZ AU, 25,354 OZ. SILVER. (MILLER FORK 1963) 8,386 OZ AU, 1,364 OZ AG. (USBM AFOC FILES). PRINCIPAL BEDROCK IS A QUARTZITE SCHIST. MUCH QUARTZ IS FOUND ADHERING TO AND INTERGROWN WITH GOLD. MANY QTZ VEINS AND STRINGERS ARE FOUND IN THE BEDROCK. (B897-A).

References

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B824d pp. 169-171

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 228-231

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 49

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 41

Reference (Deposit): GC5 p. 3

Reference (Deposit): MF391

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 pp. 21-26

Reference (Deposit): OF76-633 pp. 23-24

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-006E

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-014

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-035A

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 212

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 68

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 61

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 87

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-036

Reference (Deposit): B538 pp. 64-65

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-037

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-042

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-073

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-098

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-181

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-195

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-209

Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 58

Reference (Deposit): B251 pp. 59, 61-62, 64-65

Reference (Deposit): B263 pp. 14, 52, 87-88, 208

Reference (Deposit): B284l p. 126

Reference (Deposit): B295 p. 23

Reference (Deposit): B314n pp. 188-189, 191, 197

Reference (Deposit): B345c p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B442n pp. 234, 237-238

Reference (Deposit): B480j pp. 160, 163-164

Reference (Deposit): B520n p. 245

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