Fox

The Fox is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,100 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: 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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