The Cape Yakataga is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 20 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: 20 Feet (6 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.0833, -142.43750
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Cape Yakataga MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cape Yakataga
Secondary: Car 2 & 6
Secondary: Fennimore
Secondary: Burt
Secondary: Perry
Secondary: Anchor Fraction Group 1-3
Secondary: Anchor Group 1-8
Secondary: Maui Fraction
Secondary: Beach Placer I
Secondary: Haffner 1-3
Secondary: Yakataga Beach
Secondary: Car No. 8
Secondary: Car 1 & 5
Secondary: Car 3 & 7
Secondary: Conroy
Secondary: Metcalf
Secondary: Vitt
Secondary: Kildale
Secondary: Leigh
Secondary: Sackett
Secondary: Townsend
Secondary: Hope Fraction Group 1-7
Secondary: Sunrise Fraction Group 1-3
Secondary: Hope Group 1-8
Secondary: Sunrise Group 1-8
Secondary: Bower Group 1-16
Secondary: Paul I
Secondary: Maui Group 1-30
Secondary: Peggy Lou
Secondary: Watson Assn.
Secondary: B-1-2-3
Secondary: Jan Paul
Secondary: Minnie No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Silver
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: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Cusac Industries Ltd.
Company ID: 5000329
Info Year: 1984
Owner Name: Fennimore Co.
Company ID: 5000329
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Crocket W. And Helen Metcalf
Company ID: 5000329
Info Year: 1977
Production
Year: 1928
Description: 150 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 79 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 800 Yards Processed. 77 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1,800 Yards Processed. 145 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 125 Yards Processed. 24 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 118 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 114 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 32 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 87 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 86 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 69 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 60 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 150 Yards Processed. 11 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 126 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 140 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1927
Description: 202 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 163 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 95 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 53 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 150 Yards Processed. 32 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 80 Yards Processed. 66 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 13 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1969
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 1,625 Yards Processed. 112 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 47 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 82 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 74 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 123 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 191 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): THERE HAS BEEN NO LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION BECAUSE GOLD IS VERY FINE AND CANNOT BE CONCENTRATED BY NORMAL GRAVITY PROCESSES.
References
Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 14-15
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 16
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 21
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 097-045
Reference (Deposit): B259f pp. 88-89
Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 60
Reference (Deposit): B592h pp. 134-138
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 23, 37
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 12
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 24
Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 27-28
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 36-37
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 32-33
Reference (Deposit): RI5986 pp. 2, 7, 16-17, 19-20
Reference (Deposit): P610 pp. 22-23
Reference (Deposit): I610 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): MF373
Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 20-21
Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 33
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 9, Nos. 202-203
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 17
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-88
Reference (Deposit): SR38 pp. 12, 27
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1246 pp. 8-10
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 097-001
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 097-005
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 097-006
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 097-007
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 097-008
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 097-016
Reference (Deposit): B1374
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 097-042
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 097-043
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 097-044
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