The George and Mcfarland is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 459 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: 459 Feet (140 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.9417, -148.30560
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George and Mcfarland MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: George and Mcfarland
Secondary: Dead Fish No. 1
Secondary: George and Mcfarland 1-4
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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 Miller
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1982
Owner Name: F. S. Pettyjohn
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1973
Owner Name: George, H. And Mc Farland, J. W.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1911
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
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: Sphalerite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): USGS CRIB A002880 Workings consist of a 14.3 m.-long adit with a 6.1 to 9.1 m. raise to the surface.
References
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-157).
Reference (Deposit): MF880A # 130
Reference (Deposit): I273 # 125
Reference (Deposit): B692g p. 150
Reference (Deposit): B662h pp. 187-189
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 43
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-196
Reference (Deposit): B592j p. 232, plate 9 No. 39
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