The Lonesome No. 1 is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 180 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: 180 Feet (55 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.4111, -164.64440
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Lonesome No. 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lonesome No. 1
Secondary: Kougarok River
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: E. Martinson
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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 (Deposit): ASSESSMENT WORK RECORDED 1977. NO PRODUCTION RECORDED. QUARTZ. MOST OF THE MAJOR PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS ARE SPATIALLY MAFIC VOLCANIC OR INTRUSIVE ROCKS AND YOUNGER PALEOZOIC CARBONATES. QUARTZ VEINS THAT CARRY PYRITE AND/OR COPPER SULFIDES ARE COMMON. PLACER CONCENTRATES CONTAIN MAGNETITE, PYRITE, GALENA, SILVER RICH SULFIDE, CASSITERITE, AND GOLD CEMENTED FRACTURED QUARTZ. MOST PLACERS ARE SPATIALLY CORRELATED WITH ALTERED HIGH ANGLE OR THRUST FAULT-ZONES WHICH CONTAIN CRUSHED QTZ VEINLETS OR FINE SIO2 W/PYRITE.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-106
Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 76-77
Reference (Deposit): THE MAPMAKERS p. 18
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