The Keystone - Pennsylvania is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,651 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: 2,651 Feet (808 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.5436, -150.89530
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Keystone - Pennsylvania MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Keystone - Pennsylvania
Secondary: M.S. 1702
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Morris Butler
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1984
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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Jamesonite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings consist of several trenches and a caved adit.
References
Reference (Deposit): BMOF24-78 184 pp.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF129-84 pp. 136-137 (Locality 39)
Reference (Deposit): MR66-0 pp.53-55
Reference (Deposit): B692l p.102
Reference (Deposit): B849F p. 370
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-015
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