The Discovery is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 830 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: 830 Feet (253 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 58.4669, -134.67920
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Discovery MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Discovery
Secondary: Budd
Secondary: Donnie
Secondary: Danny Boy
Secondary: Maybelle
Secondary: Crownpoint
Secondary: Montana Creek
Secondary: Lillian-Francis
Secondary: Montana,
Secondary: Orton-Stillman Ms373,No Pat #
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1935
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 150 Yards Processed. 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 150 Yards Processed. 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1926
Description: 1,500 Yards Processed. 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1928
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): OLDS, STILLMAN, DEWEY, GUSJOS, HILL, SANDERS, 1882-90 minor placer mining. 1900 placer mining active. 1926-1936 minor placer work by Harry Watson.
References
Reference (Deposit): MF435
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 58
Reference (Deposit): REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987p. 25
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-051
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-119
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-121
Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B287 pp. 124-125
Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B345e p. 88
Reference (Deposit): B480f p. 109
Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 24
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 139
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 p. 126
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