The Christina is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,100 feet.
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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: 2,100 Feet (640 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.0903, -147.33330
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Christina MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Christina
Secondary: Ram 1-65
Secondary: North Cleary Summit
Secondary: Wolf Creek Ll
Secondary: Carrie A 1-2
Secondary: Grace E 1-2
Secondary: Fraction 1-3
Secondary: V B 1-2
Secondary: Vm
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Placid Oil
Home Office: Texas
Owner Name: John Stone
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Harley Mckibben
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Bill Bananauskas
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: John Short
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Arctic Alaska Fisheries
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: George Haskins
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Carrie A Sheldon
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Vetter, Adolph
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Rudolph Vetter
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Placid Oil Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Texas
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1978
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 (Reference): BROWN, 1962, P. 119 (UNPUB. MS THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA)
Comment (Production): USGS CRIB A001894. SOME ORE MINED FROM CUTS, MILLED AT CLEARY HILL MILL. NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE. SEEBROWN, 1962, P. 119.
References
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): MF413
Reference (Deposit): P625D p. 9
Reference (Deposit): B542i pp. 161-162
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 9
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-234
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-157
Reference (Deposit): B525b p. 175
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-486
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-291
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