A. F. Parker

The A. F. Parker is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 843 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: A. F. Parker
Secondary: Cora
Secondary: Cora No. 2
Secondary: Iroqoise No. 2
Secondary: Twin Nos. 1-2
Secondary: Parker

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead

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: Jeannie E. Trump - Juneau, Alaska
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Parker, A. F.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Juneau, Ak
Info Year: 1975

Production

Year: 1940
Description: Production Reported 165 Short Tons Ore

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Biotite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): NO ALASKA KARDEX. SAMPLING IN 1976 CONSISTED OF GRAB & BEDROCK SAMPLES. CLAIM LAPSED, NO RECORD CURRENTLY ACTIVE. AU CONTENT SPOTTY; ASSAYS 0.9-5.13 TROY PER TON.

References

Reference (Deposit): B963A pp. 33-34

Reference (Deposit): B1058B pp. 55-56

Reference (Deposit): P632 p. 64

Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 46

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C234-C236

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