The Brown Bear is a lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 699 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: 699 Feet (213 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 61.0833, -147.37500
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Brown Bear MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brown Bear
Secondary: Brown Bear 1-2
Secondary: Dominick Vietti Et Al.
Secondary: A. D. Thompson
Secondary: Eureka 1-8
Secondary: Norris Lead Zinc Inc.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
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: Thompson, A. D.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1929
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Galena
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Workings): CLAIMS ACTIVE CA. 1929, 1947 (KX 85-97). Workings consist of a 1.8 m.-long adit.
Comment (Reference): PILGRIM, 1930 (UNPB TDM MAP)
References
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 219 pp., (Locality A-12).
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-097
Reference (Deposit): PE85-14 6 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MR193-2 pp. 19-21.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73
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