The Goodnews is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 768 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: 768 Feet (234 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.4967, -149.65970
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Goodnews MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goodnews
Secondary: Wheelbarrow Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Edward E. Ellis
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Loren Schmid
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1938
Owner Name: Lars Larson
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1912
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
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
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings consist of a caved adit of unknown length.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-515
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-240).
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