The Radio 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
Elevation: 10 Feet (3 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.6903, -136.14170
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Radio MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Radio
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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: Virgil J. Wright And Iven Von Clasen
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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): DISC. CA. 1923. 9 CLAIMS STAKED 1931 THRU 1970. ACTIVE 1976. WORKINGS: 2 ADITS TOTALING 492 FT. DEPOSIT COMPOSED OF MINERALIZED QTZ VEIN IN FAULT TRACE. MINERALIZATION INCLUDES AU, PYRITE & ARSENOPYRITE. FAULT PROBABLY TRACE OF CHICAGOFF FAULT. COUNTRY ROCK IS SITKA GRAYWACKE CUT BY SEVERAL DIKES.
Comment (Reference): AJ REPORT, 1931 (BACK-UP FILES)
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-006
Reference (Deposit): B773d plate 2
Reference (Deposit): B929 pp. 135-136, plates 1, 3
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 138-139
Reference (Deposit): MF467
Reference (Deposit): P792 p. 91, plates 1, 4
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