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Native Gold from
Johnson Prospect, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Johnson Prospect, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:583248
Long-form Identifier:1:3:583248:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘHeaston-Oracle; Alaska Oracle Mining Co.; Oracle No. 2; Oracle Extension Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘApex; Nightingale Prospect, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘRonan and James; Champion; Gladiator; Valerie Marie Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘSummit Vein Prospect, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘGilpatrick Dike; Sprague and Byers Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘColorado; Upper Colorado 1-3 Prospect, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘSlate Creek; Hatcher; Meat-in-the-Pot; Dorothy; Eurika; Discovery Prospects, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘSwetmann Prospect, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘColorado Creek Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘIndependence; Peel and Iverson Prospect, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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