Mine detail: Dawson Mine

Previously called 'GeorgeHumboldt VeinFree Gold Vein'

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Location: Alaska, United States, North America
Lat / long: 55.46084, -132.72681
dep_id: 10000131
mrds_id: A010163
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Copper, Zinc, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
ore_ctrl: Ore Bodies Follow Dikes, Which In Turn Follow The Bedding And Foliation Of The Slate
Reporter: Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.)
hrock_type: Slate
arock_type: Diorite
disc_yr: 1903
References:
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 347, P.161.
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 592, P.78-79.
  • Deposit:: ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT, P.12-13.
  • Deposit:: USGS MF 433.
  • Deposit:: USGS OF 78-869, P.56-57.
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