The Fox Gulch is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 446 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: 446 Feet (136 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 59.3522, -161.13330
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Fox Gulch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fox Gulch
Secondary: Culver and Saylor
Secondary: Shenbeck and Beaton
Secondary: W. W. Johnson
Secondary: H. D. Huff
Secondary: Fox Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1941
Description: 1098 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 793 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 2,500 Yards Processed. 74 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
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
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Small hydraulicking and drilling conducted. Approximately 20,000 cu. yd. of gravel mined. Gold fineness is 885 (Roehm, 1938)
Comment (Ownership): Previous Owners:Culver and Saylor, 1935 Shonbeck and Beaton, 1936 W.W. Johnson, 1937 R.D. Huff, 1941
References
Reference (Deposit): MR101-2 p. 14
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 370706 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): MR101-3 p. 27-28
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390701 p. 6
Reference (Deposit): BMOF1-88 pp. 6-7,14,16-17,19,21,24,28,44-45,127-
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 47
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-019
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 59
Reference (Deposit): I339
Reference (Deposit): P630 pp. 89-90
Reference (Deposit): MF447
Reference (Deposit): OF77-156 p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 111
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