Donlin North

The Donlin North is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 499 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

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Site Name

Primary: Donlin North
Secondary: Donlin Creek
Secondary: Donlin
Secondary: Donlin North Property
Secondary: Snow Gulch
Secondary: Quartz Gulch
Secondary: Dome Creek
Secondary: Ophir Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Mercury

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: Private Lease

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Calista Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985

Owner Name: Lyman Resources In Alaska, Inc.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1985

Owner Name: Placer Dome Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996

Production

Year: 1956
Description: 20 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 18,055 Yards Processed. 233 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 55 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 3,240 Yards Processed. 629 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 44 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 9,630 Yards Processed. 491 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 75 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 7,200 Yards Processed. 848 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 59 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 9,778 Yards Processed. 672 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 60,000 Yards Processed. 401 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 117 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 22,000 Yards Processed. 256 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 108 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 112 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 1147 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 8,000 Yards Processed. 783 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 82 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 674 Yards Processed. 136 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 116 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 888 Yards Processed. 358 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 90 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 41 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 888 Yards Processed. 402 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Unspecified
Year First Production: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

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 (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1932: 4170 OZ AU, 119 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES).

Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB D002695

Comment (Reserve-Resource): OTHER MINERALIZED MATERIAL (MEASURED + INDICATED ORE MATERIAL); 12/31/96:

References

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 52

Reference (Deposit): P268 pp. 68-69, 116, 118

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 94

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 15

Reference (Deposit): C615 p. 16

Reference (Deposit): MF363

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 27

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 781

Reference (Deposit): SR39 pp. 26-27

Reference (Deposit): SR 44

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 073-022

Reference (Reserve-Resource): PLACER DOME INC. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P11.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE NORTHERN MINER, DEC., 2, 1996, PC6.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): PLACER DOME INC., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 15, 37.

Reference (Deposit): PLACER DOME INC. FORM 10-K, 1995. P.32.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, DEC. 2, 1996, P C6.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, VOL. 83, #7, APRIL 14, 1997, P14.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 9/2/96, PD1.

Reference (Deposit): PLACER DOME INC., FORM 10-K, 1996, PP. 15, 37, 47.

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 60

Reference (Deposit): BELOW ARE REFERENCES ENTERED BY AFOC, THEIR CODING SYSTEM IS

Reference (Deposit): UNKNOWN:

Reference (Deposit): B480m pp. 267, 270

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B622n pp. 257, 261

Reference (Deposit): B622p pp. 304, 351-353

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 49

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 58

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 60

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 59

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 15

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 24

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 31-32

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B864C p. 224

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 46

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