Mine detail: Gold Hill

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Location: Fairbanks County, Alaska, United States, North America
Lat / long: 64.84966, -147.95295
dep_id: 10308578
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
Reporter: J.R. Guidetti Schaefer and C.J. Freeman
References:
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