Dredge No. 6

Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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 10257286
MAS/MILS ID 0020520006
Record type Site
Current site name Dredge No. 6
Alternate or previous names Submarine Beach Near Snake River

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -165.47687, 64.51318 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nome C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 011 S 034 W 28 NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -165.47687, 64.51318

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1898
Year of first production 1955

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alaska Gold Co.
    ID 5001031
    Interest 100
    Home office Utah
    Year 1986
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alaska Gold Co.
    ID 5001031
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1986

Comments on the ownership information

  • COMPANY ADDRESS: ALASKA GOLD COMPANY 19TH FLOOR UNIVERSITY CLUB BLDG 136 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE SALT LAKE CITY UTAH 84111 LOCAL COMPANY ADDRESS: ALASKA GOLD COMPANY NOME CENTER BLDG P.O. BOX 640 NOME, ALASKA 99762 DREDGE STATISTICS TONNAGE 2200ST HULL: L=140FT W=60FT D=11FT BUCKETS: 75 EA LADDER: DIGGING DEPTH 80 FT CAPACITY ABOUT 10000 CU-FT/24 HR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AC&O 7410 p. 8

  • Deposit

    AC&O 7705 pp. 36-42

  • Deposit

    SR39 p. 22

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUN-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 02/29/2024
MSHA mine ID5001031
Mine name (MSHA)Maine Monroeville
Current operatorAurgold LLC
Current controller (parent)Douglas Baker; Bonnie Baker
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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