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Fern

The Fern is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,399 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: Fern

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 61.8242, -149.23830

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Fern MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fern
Secondary: Fern-Goodell
Secondary: Hillis
Secondary: Black Butte
Secondary: Ptarmigan
Secondary: Homestake
Secondary: Iriquois
Secondary: Liberty
Secondary: Midas
Secondary: Ruthland
Secondary: Combination
Secondary: Portal
Secondary: Fairangel
Secondary: Archangel
Secondary: Highgrade
Secondary: Bartholf-Isaacs
Secondary: Marmot
Secondary: Giant Gold Mining Co.
Secondary: Red Hill 1-2

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Alaska Hard Rock Inc.
Company ID: 5001306
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1984

Owner Name: Fern Development Co.- Fritz Kalmback, Owner
Company ID: 5001306
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1985

Production

Year: 1949
Description: 1381oz.Au 63oz.Ag 11tons Concentrate 800 Short Tons Ore
 Year: 1930
Description: Inactive
 Year: 1929
Description: Inactive
 Year: 1928
Description: Inactive
 Year: 1927
Description: Inactive
 Year: 1922
Description: Producion Reported
 Year: 1953
Description: Idle
 Year: 1952
Description: 156oz.Au 9oz.Ag
 Year: 1951
Description: 2700z.Au 15oz. Ag 210 Short Tons Ore

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1922
Discovery Year: 1912
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): USGS CRIB A000034 USGS CRIB A000111 USGS CRIB D002732 GOLD MINING CO. 1928 ON 77.37 ACRES. PAT 1019055. FERN MINE PRODUCED $1 MILLION 1931-1941 (B1004).

Comment (Reference): ROEHM, 1937, P. 8 (UNPB TDM IR)

Comment (Production): FIRE EARLY IN THE YEAR.

Comment (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: FERN DEVELOPMENT CO.- FRITZ KALMBACK, OWNER 5950 KINKAID ROAD ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99502

References

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 19-20

Reference (Deposit): RI4174 p. 35

Reference (Deposit): IR HMF 490806 p. 4

Reference (Deposit): C184 p. 5

Reference (Deposit): B1004 pp. 1, 28, 31, 44, 53, 65-68, 73

Reference (Deposit): MF409

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 15

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 8

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 11

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 12

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B849C p. 222

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 19

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 19

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1936a p. 194

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1937a p. 226

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1938a p. 170

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1939a p. 189

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1940a p. 167

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1940* p. 179

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1941a p. 183

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1942a p. 223

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1949b p. 1358

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1950b p. 1374

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1951b p. 1396

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1952 p. 81

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 31

Reference (Deposit): IR HHT 24 p. 7

Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 15, 42

Reference (Deposit): MR195-10 pp. 212-213

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B849C pp. 169, 187-188, 195, 202, 222-226

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 19-20

Reference (Deposit): MR85-4 pp. 13-14

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 20

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380727 pp. 4-5

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 22-23

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 23

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390901 pp. 23-24

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 21-22

Reference (Deposit): B926C pp. 188-189

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1953 p. 86

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-026

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-104

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-105

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-145

Reference (Deposit): B592l p. 264

Reference (Deposit): B607 p. 76

Reference (Deposit): B692j p. 186

Reference (Deposit): B712f p. 176

Reference (Deposit): B714i p. 204

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