George and Mcfarland

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

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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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