Gold Bluff

The Gold Bluff is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 69 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: Gold Bluff
Secondary: Shoup Bay
Secondary: Gold Bluff 1-4
Secondary: Territory of Alaska
Secondary: M.S. 950

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): AT LEAST TWO SHIPMENTS OF ORE MADE CA. 1914 (B 622). M.S. 950 ISSUED 1915 ON 22.01 ACRES. PAT. 490126 (KX 86-76). USGS CRIB A003823 Workings consist of a 61 m.-long adit and a 1.5 m. crosscut.

References

Reference (Deposit): OF79-1241 167 pp.

Reference (Deposit): MR32

Reference (Deposit): OF82-1029 33 pp.

Reference (Deposit): B1139 363 pp.

Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73

Reference (Deposit): OF80-892B

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (locality C-49).

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-076

Reference (Deposit): B520h p. 124

Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B622j p. 182

Reference (Deposit): MF438

Reference (Deposit): IC7379 89 pp.

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