The Valley of Tears is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 59 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: 59 Feet (18 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 58.5147, -136.36640
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Valley of Tears MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Valley of Tears
Secondary: Valley of Tears No. 1-7
Secondary: Al Martin
Secondary: Dundas Lake
Secondary: Lake Seclusion
Secondary: Aaron Ave
Secondary: Larry Berryhill
Secondary: Jim Kearns
Secondary: Dale Connally
Secondary: Mark Gaynton
Secondary: Frank Kearns
Secondary: N. Fork Dundas River
Secondary: Richard G. Dalton
Secondary: Jimmie Martin
Secondary: J.A. Martin
Secondary: Alice
Secondary: Martin
Secondary: Margaret Martin
Secondary: Carolyn Martin
Secondary: Ray Landingham
Secondary: Micky Puish
Secondary: Dundas River
Secondary: Ken Brunsdale
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1963
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
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Augite
Unknown: Zircon
Unknown: Staurolite
Unknown: Rutile
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Kyanite
Unknown: Hypersthene
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Ilmenite
Comments
Comment (Reference): RATAJ, 1975, NOS. 250, 269, AND 311 (BM UNPB NOTES)
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-048
Reference (Deposit): B1121K p. 50
Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 30, 37, 67
Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 100, 105
Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 18
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 plates 1A, 1B, 2
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494
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