The Shirley Bar is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,070 feet.
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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
Elevation: 1,070 Feet (326 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.1842, -150.25560
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Shirley Bar MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shirley Bar
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Alaska
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1965
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 1,500 Yards Processed. 57 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 141 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 99 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1933
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 1,037 Yards Processed. 21 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1965
Description: 1,210 Yards Processed. 46 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 94 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 2,670 Yards Processed. 55 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 9,260 Yards Processed. 555 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1933
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 048-028
Reference (Deposit): B259j p. 118
Reference (Deposit): B280 pp. 42, 48
Reference (Deposit): B337 pp. 87-88, 96
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B844D pp. 193, 201-202
Reference (Deposit): B844Da pp. 237-238
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 53
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 50
Reference (Deposit): MR48-4
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