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Native Gold from
Valpariso Mine, Paul Lake, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valpariso Mine, Paul Lake, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:597201
Long-form Identifier:1:3:597201:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘGolden Fleece Mine, James Lake, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘFortune Mine, Dolomi Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘBeauty prospect (Triangle No. 2; Home; Welcome prospects), Dolomi Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘSalmon Prospect, Paul Lake, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘBoston Prospects, Paul Lake, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘHope Prospect; Cannery Point, Moira Sound, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘO.K. Prospect, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘBluebird; Westlake; Homestake; Little Annie Prospects, Cannery Cove, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘWar Eagle; Patterson and Co. Mine, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘGreen Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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