The Brown Bear Group is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 161 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
Elevation: 161 Feet (49 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.7792, -136.18750
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Brown Bear Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brown Bear Group
Secondary: New Chichagof Mining Syndicate
Secondary: Esther
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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 (Deposit): CLAIMS 1921, 1933 & 1964. ABANDONED IN BETWEEN. INACTIVE 1976 WORKINGS: 4 ADITS TOTALING 988 FT ALSO TRENCHES & PITS. MAJOR ACTIVITY 1933 - 1938. DEPOSIT COMPOSED OF AU-BEARING FISSURE QTZ VEINS IN TRIASSIC IMPURE LIMESTONE & SCHISTOSE GREENSTONE. BEST AU VALUES IN LITERATURE: 1.28 OZ/TON (RACEY, 1938). RACEY (1938) RECOMMENDED FURTHER EXPLORATION. REASON FOR ABANDONING UNKNOWN. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP.
Comment (Reference): NELSON, 1936, 2 P. & MAP (BACK-UP FILE)
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-029
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-138
Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1922 p. 64
Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B773d p. 121
Reference (Deposit): MR114-3 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 15
Reference (Deposit): PE114-3
Reference (Deposit): MR114-4
Reference (Deposit): B929 pp. 137-139
Reference (Deposit): B1058E p. 214
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 143
Reference (Deposit): MF467
Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1921 p. 44
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