The Telegraph Group is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 197 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: 197 Feet (60 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 55.3978, -131.47750
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Telegraph Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Telegraph Group
Secondary: Londevan
Secondary: Londevon
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
District: Kmd
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Fee Ownership
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1901
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
Comment (Deposit): MAIN ADIT OPEN IN 1992. 2500 FT OF WORKINGS. SAFETY IS MAIN ISSUE AT LONDEVAN AS BAD AIR CURTAILS COMPLETE EXAM. FLAME SAFETY LAMP EXTINGUISHED AT 1700 FT NEAR FLOOR. BETTER AIR 5-6 FT OFF THE GROUND. MNLZN IS NOT MARVELOUS.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 120-046
Reference (Deposit): P1 p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B345e p. 92
Reference (Deposit): B347 p. 150
Reference (Deposit): B480e p. 98
Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 60
Reference (Deposit): B592e p. 88
Reference (Deposit): B800 pp. 321, 337
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