The Edelweiss is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,495 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: 4,495 Feet (1,370 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 56.0278, -130.35280
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Edelweiss MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Edelweiss
Secondary: Banded Mountain
Secondary: Marmot
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
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
Owner Name: Kenneth C. Eichner And Others
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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): STAKED 1925. RELOCATED & 3 MORE CLAIMS 1928. LAST ACTIVITY UNTIL 1969 WHEN BLOCK OF 51 CLAIMS STAKED OVER AREA, CONTIN- UOUSLY ACTIVE INTO 1977. GALENA-BEARING QTZ FISSURE VEIN HOSTED IN GRAYWACKE OF HAZELTON (?) GROUP. TRACES OF PYRITE & PYRRHOTITE IN VEIN. ASSAY OF PICKED SAMPLE 1929: 1.6 OZ AU & 10.2 OZ AG/TON. SILVER VALUES VERIFIED 1973.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-010
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-083
Reference (Deposit): MR191-2 pp. 1, 14
Reference (Deposit): B807 p. 101
Reference (Deposit): B1024F p. 140
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 182
Reference (Deposit): MF418
Reference (Deposit): B1403 pp. 40-41, 101, 110-113, plates 1, 2
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