Strong

The Strong is a gold mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Strong  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 60.99083, -149.49917

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Strong MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Strong
Secondary: Indian Creek


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Alaska
District: Anchorage District


Land Status

Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Iron


Comments

Comment (Location): DEPOSIT NUMBER IS THE MAP LOCATION NUMBER FROM MF-880A. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ AND PERHAPS ALSO CALCITE VEINLETS IN AND NEAR ACID DIKE


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 642, P. 192

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 739, P. 24

Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATIONS 1B, 1C

Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P. 227


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