The Rodman Bay is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 551 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: 551 Feet (168 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.4097, -135.37500
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Rodman Bay MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rodman Bay
Secondary: Schley
Secondary: Wainwright
Secondary: Hobson
Secondary: Dewey
Secondary: Knox
Secondary: Power
Secondary: Evans
Secondary: Clark
Secondary: Hudson
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: State Of Alaska
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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): DISC. 1898. 1902 9 CLAIMS PATD MS554 PAT#35102. 1903 3 CLAIMS PATD MS555 PAT#36203. ACTIVITY ENDED 1904. FORE- CLOSED TO TERRITORY 1957. STATE OF ALASKA OWNER 1977. WORKINGS: 800FT CROSSCUT.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-115
Reference (Deposit): B259d pp. 58-59
Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 60
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 143
Reference (Deposit): MF467
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