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Upper Speaker Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111737
MAS/MILS ID 0020500365
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Speaker Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -145.20853, 65.42053 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Circle B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Circle C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 007 N 012 E 23 SENE Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • PLOTTED AT SAME LOCATION AS SPEAKER MINE,0020500017. INFO FROM MSHA INSPECTION SHEETS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -145.20853, 65.42053
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hank Speaker
    ID 5001377
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1980
  • Type Operator
    Owner Cullett Mining
    ID 5001377
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1980

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: HANK SPEAKER GENERAL DELIVERY CENTRAL, ALASKA 99730

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1982

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Mjn U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/10/1985
MSHA mine ID5001377
Mine name (MSHA)Upper Speaker Mine
Current operatorCullett Mining
Current controller (parent)Cullett Theresa A
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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