The Galena-Gold is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,249 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: 4,249 Feet (1,295 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.8189, -149.29170
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Galena-Gold MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Galena-Gold
Secondary: Little Willie
Secondary: Long & Holland
Secondary: E. Holland
Secondary: Dallas Newell
Secondary: Aphid 1-3
Secondary: Robert L. Bronson
Secondary: Summit No. 1
Secondary: Harold Kenny
Secondary: Wolvrine
Secondary: Bronson & France
Secondary: Dixie
Secondary: Rainbow No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: James Wood
Info Year: 1978
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): USGS CRIB A000050 USGS CRIB A000063 USGS CRIB A000101 REFERENCES DESCRIBE TWO TYPES OF OCCURRENCE: 1. PEGMATITE-VEIN BEARING COPPER SULFIDES. 2. QUARTZ FISSURE-VEIN AND STRINGER VEINS BEARING GOLD, GALENA, AND MOLYBDENUM.
References
Reference (Deposit): MF409
Reference (Deposit): IR MWJ 640103 p. 7
Reference (Deposit): B1004 pp. 82-83
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390901 p. 7
Reference (Deposit): B864B pp. 109-110
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-443
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-417
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-397
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-311
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-140
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-137
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-046
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