The Frying Pan Bar is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 951 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 951 Feet (290 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 67.0903, -150.49860
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Frying Pan Bar MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Frying Pan Bar
Secondary: Hummel Bar
Secondary: Monument Assn.
Secondary: Easy Money Bench
Secondary: Rabbit Patch
Secondary: Little Boulder
Secondary: Tramway Bar
Secondary: River End
Secondary: Boulder Assn.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Bouton Enterprises
Company ID: 5070015
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Glenn D. Bouton
Company ID: 5070015
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1947
Description: 20,000 Yards Processed. 100 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 25,000 Yards Processed. 94 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: 122 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 72 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1,200 Yards Processed. 136 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 38 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: GLENN D. BOUTON STAR ROUTE 3-BOX 30608 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99701 TELE: (907) 452-5097 OPERATOR ADDRESS: BOUTON ENTERPRISES STAR ROUTE 3-BOX 30608 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99701 TELE: (907) 452-5097
References
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 52
Reference (Deposit): MR194-7 pp. 144-148
Reference (Deposit): B532 pp. 69, 84-85
Reference (Deposit): B442q pp. 291, 292, 297
Reference (Deposit): P20 pp. 98, 102
Reference (Deposit): AR21d p. 483
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-117
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-109
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-086
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-059
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