The Hidden Treasure is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 518 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: 518 Feet (158 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.8692, -148.38000
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Hidden Treasure MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hidden Treasure
Secondary: Blue Fox Group
Secondary: Lansing Mine
Secondary: Homestake 1-4
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: F. S. Pettyjohn
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1973
Owner Name: Superior Mines, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1938
Owner Name: G. W. Gilson And C. Peterson
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1932
Owner Name: C. Peterson And B. F. Millard
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1914
Owner Name: Jack Irving Abd J. D. Hamilton
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1913
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings consist of a 12.2 m. shaft, several old cuts, and a 27.4 m. crosscut with 33.5 m. of draft at the 158.5 m. elevation. A 42.7 m. crosscut tunnel located at the 487.7 m. elevation.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-271
Reference (Deposit): I273 # 130
Reference (Deposit): BMOF83-81
Reference (Deposit): PE95-12 3 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MF880A # 186
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-163).
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