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Golden Circle Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257811
MAS/MILS ID 0020440013
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Circle Mine
Alternate or previous names Bannock, Aurora, Arctic, Sapphire, Star, John El, Ongnik, Tundra, Ptarmigan, Jawbone, Nest Egg, Leaky Boot, Arctic Tern, Gray Cloud, Norden, Frosty, Millside, Saga, Grizzley, Salmon, Muskeg, Valky Rie, Ridge Line, Wild Goose, Immik, Oliktok, Airfield, Ebrulik, Tundra X Y-22, Kugrok Y-2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -162.46307, 65.67578 (WGS84)
Elevation 70
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Bendeleben NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goodhope-Spafarief Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 003 N 018 W 08 SWSENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -162.46307, 65.67578
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1954

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Tundra Exploration-Joint Venture Co.
    ID 5000664
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Rhinehart Berg
    ID 5000664
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Placid Oil Co.
    ID 5000664
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner John L. Bullock
    ID 5000664
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner M. J. Bogard
    ID 5000664
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Thorleif Wetlesen
    ID 5000664
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ACTIVE 1975. NO PRODUCTION RECORDS. UNDERGROUND EXPLORATION 1977. ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA VEINS IN MARMARIZED LST. NEAR CONTACT WITH GRANITE. REF. POINT AT CONFLUENCE OF KUGRUK AND INDEPENDENCE CREEK. ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT NAMES: BANNOCK,JAWBONE,NESTEGG,LEAKY BOOT,ARCTIC TERN,GREY CLOUD,NORDEN,FROSTY,HILLSIDE,SAGA, GRIZZLEY,SALMON,MUSKEG,VALKYRIE,RIDGELINE,WILD GOOSE,IMMIK, OLIKTUK,AIRFIELD,EBRULIK,TUNDRA X 1-22,KUGRUK 1-2,MOONLIGHT, IDEAL,IND 1-25,SUNLIGHT,ADL 301615-301639. MSHA MID 5000664

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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