The Redfish Bay is a feldspar mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 492 feet.
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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: 492 Feet (150 Meters)
Commodity: Feldspar
Lat, Long: 56.3542, -134.88330
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Redfish Bay MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Redfish Bay
Secondary: Troller Bay Pegmatite
Commodity
Primary: Feldspar
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Mica
Tertiary: Quartz
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
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): LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (PP792) STAKED IN 1906 AS AU LODE. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. ZONED MICROCLINE-PERTHITE-QTZ-MUSCOVITE PEGMATITE IN A TERTIARY INTRUSIVE. LESS THAN .1% BEO WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH ZINNWALDITE. NO LARGE BOOK MICA, UNSHATTERED QTZ OR VALUABLE MINERALS. NO RADIOACTIVES.
Comment (Reference): BERRYHILL, 1963, 5 P (USBM REPT #136)
References
Reference (Deposit): B1024G pp. 142-152
Reference (Deposit): IC8125 p. 44
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