The Discovery Gulch is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 361 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: 361 Feet (110 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.8778, -163.17360
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Discovery Gulch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Discovery Gulch
Secondary: Inmachuk River
Secondary: Hoogendorn
Secondary: Hannum Creek
Secondary: Ipnechuk River
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1936
Description: 155 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 70 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 105 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 20,988 Yards Processed. 252 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 180 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1927
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): RECORDED PROD. PRIOR TO 1939: 1,552 OZ. AU, 172 OZ AG (USBM) BEDROCK IS SCHIST INTERBEDDED WITH LIMESTONE WHICH SERVES AS NATURAL RIFFERS AND CARKIES MOST OF THE GOLD (B379-P). YOUNG LAVA FORMS RIM ROCK ON VALLEY WALLS. THIS CLAIM HAS 2ND TIER BENCHES INCLUDED.
References
Reference (Deposit): B284n pp. 140-141
Reference (Deposit): B379r pp. 355, 357-361
Reference (Deposit): B442s pp. 367-368
Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B592u pp. 388, 394-395
Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 372
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B662p pp. 425-449
Reference (Deposit): B662q pp. 452, 454-455
Reference (Deposit): B712h pp. 187-189
Reference (Deposit): MR195-7 p. 111
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-041
Reference (Deposit): P10 p. 50
Reference (Deposit): B225 pp. 76-77
Reference (Deposit): B247 pp. 58-60
Reference (Deposit): B259b p. 24
Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 209
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 47, 54
Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 43-44, 51
Reference (Deposit): B864A pp. 49, 57
Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 51, 59
Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 62, 71
Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 67-68, 76
Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 66, 75
Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 62-63, 71
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 57, 68
Reference (Deposit): TDM5R p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B1141C p. 32
Reference (Deposit): MF417
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 71
Reference (Deposit): THE MAPMAKERS p. 19
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 17
Reference (Deposit): MR195-11 p. 116
Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 26
Reference (Deposit): MR192-2 p. 31
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 40
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