French

The French is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,201 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: French
Secondary: Kenai Star

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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. S. Pettyjohn
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1973

Production

Year: 1980
Description: Total Reported Production 24 Oz. Au

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A002996 LESS THAN 60 M OF WORKINGS. SEVERAL TONS ORE MINED 1922, DID NOT PROVE PROFITABLE. Workings consist of a 18.3 m. long adit at the 686 m. elevation, a 36.6 m. long inaccessable adit at the 671 m. elevation, and trenching. TOTAL REPORTED PRODUCTION; 24 oz. Au.

References

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B849I pp. 501-503, plate 36 No. 11

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 30

Reference (Deposit): BMOF83-81

Reference (Deposit): MF880A

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-296).

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-134

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-136

Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B587 p. 171

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