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Flagstaff

The Flagstaff is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,201 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

Name: Flagstaff

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 55.5356, -132.65780

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MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Flagstaff

Flagstaff MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Flagstaff
Secondary: Buckhorn
Secondary: Cutter
Secondary: Go-By
Secondary: Lucky Jim
Secondary: Juneau
Secondary: Head Kasaan Bay
Secondary: Tom Stevens
Secondary: Lone Jack
Secondary: Little Salmon Lake
Secondary: Walter E. Mills
Secondary: Treasure Mine
Secondary: Flagstaff Mining Co.
Secondary: Flagstaff Group
Secondary: Mrs. B. Annett
Secondary: Dr. Agrisick and Associates
Secondary: Bendigo
Secondary: Kenneth C. Foreman
Secondary: Clipper
Secondary: Lucky Find
Secondary: Granite Mtn.
Secondary: Salmon Lake
Secondary: Norbina Nos. 1-2
Secondary: Bina Annett
Secondary: Gold Brick No. 3

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

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: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Orell Resources
Info Year: 1981

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A000741 USGS CRIB A000762 USGS CRIB A000730 USGS CRIB A000784 USGS CRIB A000813 USGS CRIB A000826 USGS CRIB A000827 USGS CRIB A000876 USGS CRIB A000751 USGS CRIB D002757

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-003

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-073

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-074

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-075

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-076

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-151

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-161

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-194

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-220

Reference (Deposit): N MINER 811120

Reference (Deposit): N MINER 811120 p. A14

Reference (Deposit): B284e pp. 41-42

Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 62

Reference (Deposit): B347 pp. 164-165

Reference (Deposit): B642d p. 80

Reference (Deposit): B662c p. 65

Reference (Deposit): IR HGW 37c p. 9

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380523 pp. 7-8

Reference (Deposit): PE119-6

Reference (Deposit): PE119-8

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 19-20

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 410910 p. 3

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 18-19

Reference (Deposit): PE119-20

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 450714 p. 7

Reference (Deposit): B963A pp. 10-13

Reference (Deposit): I232

Reference (Deposit): B1058H pp. 353, 356

Reference (Deposit): B1139 pp. 65-66, 68-70, 73-74

Reference (Deposit): GR17 p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 169

Reference (Deposit): SR1 pp. 8-9, 18

Reference (Deposit): B1246

Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 pp. 77-79, 82, 84-85, 89-91

Reference (Deposit): MF433

Reference (Deposit): OF78-869 pp. 27-34, 51, 64-74, 106, 120-121

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-56

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 21-22

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390507 pp. 5-6

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 400524 pp. 1, 10-12

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