Discovery

The Discovery is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 830 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: 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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