Frying Pan Bar

The Frying Pan Bar is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 951 feet.

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Mine Info

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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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