The Conley and Mcchesney is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 646 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: 646 Feet (197 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.9833, -147.90560
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Conley and Mcchesney MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Conley and Mcchesney
Secondary: Bluebell
Secondary: Perseverance
Secondary: Whistler
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: W. M. Conley And R. J. Mcchesney
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1911
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-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
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): USGS CRIB A002855 USGS CRIB A002961 Workings consist of a 12.2 m.-long adit and a 3 m. shaft.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-222
Reference (Deposit): B592j pp. 219-220, plate 9 No. 2
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 45
Reference (Deposit): I273 # 93
Reference (Deposit): MF880A # 151
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-138).
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