Mahoney

The Mahoney is a mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 66 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: Mahoney
Secondary: Van 1-10

Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska
District: Ketchikan District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Fee Ownership

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Van And Des Moore

Production

Year: 1947
Description: Zn-Pb Concentrate; Mill Feed 4-10% Zn 50000 Pounds Concentrate

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1947
Discovery Year: 1900
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: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Mica
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORE BODY DISCONTINUOUS AND OF VARIABLE ORIENTATION MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW UNDERGROUND. PROPERTY ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS ASHE GROUP. PAST PROD. LISTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 ST. NO GRADE GIVEN. RESERVES TAKEN FROM USGS BUL. 998-C, P.82. MINE ACQUISITION: $750. EXPLORATION: $900. DEVELOPMENT: $9000. MINE EQUIPMENT: $44,845 MINE WORKING CAPITAL: $5385. MILL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT: $46,875. MILL WORKING CAPITAL: $4688. MNLZN CONTROLLED BY FAULTS, ALTHOUGH OF MS NATURE.

References

Reference (Deposit): B592e pp. 88-90

Reference (Deposit): C252 p. 6

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-70

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1947b p. 1286

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 120-006

Reference (Deposit): P1 pp. 63-64

Reference (Deposit): B347 pp. 150-151

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