Totatlanika River

The Totatlanika River is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,201 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

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Site Name

Primary: Totatlanika River
Secondary: Gold Queen 1&2
Secondary: Long
Secondary: Long Creek 1-6
Secondary: Jackson-Nels
Secondary: Flake-Middleton
Secondary: Flake-Kehr
Secondary: Iron Creeek 1-6
Secondary: Far North Mining Co.
Secondary: Lucky 1-7
Secondary: Parish 1-7
Secondary: B&B 1-3

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

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

Owner Name: Jackson Mining Co.
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: N. Birkland
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Roy Traxler
Info Year: 1981

Production

Year: 1948
Description: 54 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 45 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: Production Reported 42 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 30 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 218 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 93 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1924
Description: 4,630 Yards Processed. 112 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 3,867 Yards Processed. 139 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 20 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 117 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 54 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver

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 (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1952: 940 OZ AU, 134 OZ AG (USBM FILE)

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-179

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 40

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-428

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-436

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-453

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-456

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-462

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-466

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-482

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-483

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-490

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-406

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-416

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-417

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-423

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-424

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-425

Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 139

Reference (Deposit): B836f p. 345

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 48

Reference (Deposit): MF410

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. B-43

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 25

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-502

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-534

Reference (Deposit): B314o pp. 208-209

Reference (Deposit): B480l pp. 222-223

Reference (Deposit): P70 p. 172

Reference (Deposit): B501 pp. 44-45

Reference (Deposit): B662n pp. 388, 391-394

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