Leroy

The Leroy is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 984 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

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Site Name

Primary: Leroy
Secondary: Lincoln
Secondary: Leroy No. 1-2
Secondary: Mt. Parker Mine
Secondary: Leroy Quartz
Secondary: Toots
Secondary: Tunnel Sites Nos. 1-4

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Cadmium
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Parker, A. F.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Jennie Trump
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975

Production

Year: 1951
Description: Production Reported 710 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1940
Description: Production Reported Crush & Smelt 2 Ounces Silver
Year: 1940
Description: Production Reported Crush & Smelt 7 Ounces Gold
Year: 1939
Description: Production Reported Crush, Amal, Smelt 7 Pounds Lead
Year: 1939
Description: Production Reported Crush, Amal & Smelt 3 Pounds Copper
Year: 1939
Description: Production Reported Crush, Amal & Smelt 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1939
Description: Production Reported Crush, Amal & Smelt 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: Production Reported 23 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: Production Reported 59 Pounds Copper
Year: 1941
Description: Production Reported Am, Flo, Conc & Sm 526 Pounds Lead
Year: 1941
Description: Production Reported Am, Flo, Conc & Sm 208 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: Production Reported 4 Pounds Copper
Year: 1949
Description: Production Reported 271 Pounds Zinc
Year: 1949
Description: Production Reported 4 Pounds Copper
Year: 1948
Description: Production Reported 44 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: Mill Cleanup 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: Production Reported 721 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1944
Description: Production Reported 519 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1940
Description: Production Reported Crush & Smelt 7 Pounds Lead8
Year: 1943
Description: Production Reported 10 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: Production Reported 5140 Pounds Lead
Year: 1942
Description: Production Reported 823 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1942
Description: Production Reported 2684 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: Production Reported Am, Flo, Conc & Sm 6 Pounds Copper
Year: 1941
Description: Production Reported Am, Flom Conc & Sm 76 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: Production Reported 41 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: Production Reported 450 Pounds Lead
Year: 1950
Description: Production Reported 166 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: Production Reported 352 Pounds Gold
Year: 1949
Description: Production Reported 34 Pounds Lead
Year: 1949
Description: Production Reported 192 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: Production Reported 391 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: Production Reported 100 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: Mill Cleanup 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: Production Reported 265 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1944
Description: Production Reported 876 Pounds Lead
Year: 1944
Description: Production Reported 170 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1943
Description: Production Reported 21 Troy Ounces Copper

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1938
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: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Feldspar
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Smaltite

Comments

Comment (Production): $100,000 (2,857 FINE OZ.) AU HAS BEEN PRODUCED FROM LEROY. SAMPLES IN PPM CONTAINED UP TO 355 AU, 255 AG. 70,000 AS, 1,000 CD, 70 CU, 1,500 PB, & 15,000 ZN. PAST PRODUCTION RECORDS MAY INCLUDE RAINBOW & INCAS.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-002

Reference (Deposit): PE111-2 pp. 3-5

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 160

Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 53, 55-59

Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 pp. 30-31

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C195-C207

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-8

Reference (Deposit): B963A pp. 32-34

Reference (Deposit): PE111-4

Reference (Deposit): PE111-5

Reference (Deposit): B1058B pp. 37-39, 42, 45-46

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