The M.S. 981 is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 148 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: 148 Feet (45 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.1044, -149.44390
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M.S. 981 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: M.S. 981
Secondary: Northern Light 1-6
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Herbert Tozier
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1911
Owner Name: Gould, A. C.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1907
Owner Name: Conner, F. S.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1907
Owner Name: Hewitt, Charles
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1907
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): Reported workings iclude a 50.3 m. adit with a small winze, also a 3.7 m. shaft near the portal and 2 short adits below the adit. Patented claims.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-143
Reference (Deposit): B587 pp. 142-143, PL. III, No. 66, 67.
Reference (Deposit): MF880A # 90
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-198
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