Minnesota

The Minnesota is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 10 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

Name: Minnesota

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 10 Feet (3 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 57.6542, -136.10560

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Satelite image of the Minnesota

Minnesota MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Minnesota
Secondary: The Ob
Secondary: Jumbo
Secondary: Klag Bay Mining Company Prospect
Secondary: Smith Group
Secondary: Duluth
Secondary: Gold Reef

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Loren And Katherine Peterson
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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): 4 CLAIMS 1909-1912. 1924-26 OPTIONED. APPARENTLY ACTIVE THROUGH 1953. RESTAKED 1975. MAY BE PARTLY OVERLAPPED BY GILMORE CLAIMS OF GOLDEN SLIPPER DEPOSIT. SOFT SHAFT, 45FT ADIT & 35FT DRIFT; 400FT SHAFT, 250FT ON 200FT LEVEL & 1330FT ON 400FT LEVEL; 230FT SHAFT W/2 SHORT LEVELS; OPENCUTS & TRENCHES. CONSISTS OF AURIFEROUS QTZ VEINS & STRINGERS IN SOUTHERLY SHEAR ZONE OF AREA. ASSOC. SPARSE GALENA,PYRITE,SPHALERITE. COUNTRY ROCK: ARGILLITIC SITKA GRAYWACKE. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP. USGS CRIB A003102 USGS CRIB A003132 USGS CRIB A003114

Comment (Reference): NELSON, 1931, 3P. (AJ REPORT-SEE BACK-UP FILE)