The Hopalong is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,348 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: 1,348 Feet (411 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 58.8514, -136.78750
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Hopalong MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hopalong
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1943
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: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Muscovite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NO ALASKA KARDEX. CLAIM LAPSED. NO CURRENT OWNER. CLAIM LOCATED IN 1943 BY JOE IBACH. GOLD RECOVERED BY SLUICING WEATHERED PARTS OF VEINS.
References
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 160
Reference (Deposit): B1058B pp. 38, 56
Reference (Deposit): P632 p. 63
Reference (Deposit): MF436
Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 24
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C236-C237
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