The Whistler Lode is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 801 feet.
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
Elevation: 801 Feet (244 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.1261, -146.61060
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Whistler Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whistler Lode
Secondary: Bluebird
Secondary: Whistler
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Workings): USGS CRIB A003846 Workings reportedly consist of a crosscut adit 30.5 m. long with a 3.1 m. drift at the face and a 3.1 m.-long adit west of the vein, and open cuts on the vein.
References
Reference (Deposit): B592k p. 239
Reference (Deposit): B622j p. 182
Reference (Deposit): B662h p. 191
Reference (Deposit): MF438
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 66, 68.
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1241 167 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MR32
Reference (Deposit): OF82-1029 33 pp.
Reference (Deposit): B1139 363 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 27 p. 102.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73
Reference (Deposit): OF80-892B
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218pp., (locality V-51)
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-067
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-068
Reference (Deposit): B520h pp. 120, 123
Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 35
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