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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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)


References

Reference (Deposit): B692e pp. 118-119

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): IR HHT 24 p. 14

Reference (Deposit): MR195-10 pp. 199-200

Reference (Deposit): B929 pp. 126-128

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 470703 p. 8

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 138-139

Reference (Deposit): MR114-1 pp. 3, 5

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-015

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-171

Reference (Deposit): B504 p. 25


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