The Keg is a uranium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 705 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: 705 Feet (215 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 54.9167, -132.12220
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Keg MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Keg
Secondary: Duke
Secondary: Bokan
Secondary: Border
Secondary: Mus
Secondary: Bender
Secondary: F.F.I. Limited
Secondary: Beach
Secondary: Seraphim Engineering Company
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
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: F. F. I. Ltd.
Percent: 23.00
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Seraphim Engineering Co.
Percent: 77.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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): 14 CLAIMS 1962 & ADDITIONAL 5 IN 1966. ACTIVE TO PRESENT. USGS CRIB W016546 67 CLAIMS 1968. MANY CONFLICTS IN LOCATION. RELINQUISHED IN LOCATED IN ALBITIZED QTZ MONZONITE & GRANODIORITE. ASSUMED TO BE SIMILAR TO ADJACENT MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE. SERAPHIM ENG. CO., 715 L ST., STE. 3, ANCH., AK. F.F.I. LIMITED / DENVER, COLORADO MACKEVETT, 1963, PLATE 1 (B1154)
Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: SERAPHIM ENG., LTD. 316-470 GRANVILLE STREET VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-006
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-030B
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-062
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-076
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