The Burroughs Bay is a molybdenum mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,001 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: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 55.9944, -131.31670
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Burroughs Bay MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Burroughs Bay
Secondary: Nick 1-41
Secondary: Nick
Secondary: Pt Whaley
Secondary: Joan 1-4
Secondary: Revillagigedo Island
Secondary: Bonnie Lou
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
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: Conley, Wilford
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: David Nichich
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Duval Corp.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: S. Pilcher
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Amax Exploration, Inc.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1976
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 (Production): CORE DRILLING DURING 1979 CONSISTED OF TWO HOLES.
Comment (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: AMAX EXPLORATION, INC. 12620 WEST CEDAR DRIVE P. O. BOX C DENVER, COLORADO 80226
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 120-160
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 120-161
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 120-165
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-50
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