Northland Gold Dredge

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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 10258443
MAS/MILS ID 0020810023
Record type Site
Current site name Northland Gold Dredge
Alternate or previous names Nyac

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -159.94453, 61.00492 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bethel(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Russian Mission A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Russian Mission SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Russian Mission(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kuskokwim Delta(hydrologic unit)

Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Calista Corporation(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 011 N 060 W 33 N2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -159.94453, 61.00492

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 Northland Gold Dredging, Ltd.
    ID 5001356
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Anaconda Co.
    ID 5001356
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Tuluksak Dredging, Ltd.
    ID 5001356
    Year 1983

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: NORTHLAND GOLD DREDGING 8740 HARTZELL ROAD ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99507 TELE: (907) 349-4673 OWNER ADDRESS: TULUKSAK DREDGING, LTD. NYAK, ALASKA 99642

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E&MJ 7905 p. 84, No. 184

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1982

  • Deposit

    AMR 81-82 p. 23

  • Deposit

    SR31 pp. 12, 21

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 09/09/1985
MSHA mine ID5001356
Mine name (MSHA)Northland Gold Dredging J V
Current operatorNorthland Gold Dredging Ltd
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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Operator history (post-MRDS)

MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:

Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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