The Blackhand 1-5 is a antimony mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 148 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: 148 Feet (45 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony
Lat, Long: 55.5167, -131.98330
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Blackhand 1-5 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blackhand 1-5
Secondary: Caamano Point
Secondary: Hot Air Group
Secondary: Blackhand
Secondary: Tillicum No. 1
Secondary: Klemm Mine
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
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: Tillicum Mining Co.
Company ID: 5000085
Owner Name: El Paso Nat. Gas
Company ID: 5000085
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
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): CONSISTS OF SMALL HIGH-GRADE PODS OF STIBNITE IN BRECCIATED LIMESTONE. RESERVES LESS THAN 100 TONS.
Comment (Reference): OFR #1, PP. 1-4.
References
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 80
Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 75-76
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 80
Reference (Deposit): RI4173 pp. 5, 39-40
Reference (Deposit): B1024H pp. 163-178
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 120-016
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 120-150
Reference (Deposit): B662c pp. 72-73
Reference (Deposit): B800 pp. 317, 331
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 80
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