The Fox is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,100 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: 2,100 Feet (640 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.0289, -148.94440
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Fox MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fox
Secondary: Little Moose Creek
Secondary: Owl
Secondary: Paradise 1-3
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Lasha Mines Ltd.
Company ID: 5000317
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Jessie M. Costa
Company ID: 5000317
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1968
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1968
Description: 300 Yards Processed. 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1966
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1966
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 35 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 52 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 2,856 Yards Processed. 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 4,000 Yards Processed. 9 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1945
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1945
Description: Production Reported 17 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1968 (USBM FILES) 159 OZ AU, 22 OZ AG.
References
Reference (Deposit): TDM2 p. 20
Reference (Deposit): RI4174 p. 27
Reference (Deposit): P625D plate 1
Reference (Deposit): MF410
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-088
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-302
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-335
Reference (Deposit): B662n pp. 365-368
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 55
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