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Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew is a antimony mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,499 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

Name: Wandering Jew

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)

Commodity: Antimony

Lat, Long: 64.8722, -148.00560

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Satelite image of the Wandering Jew

Wandering Jew MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wandering Jew
Secondary: Thomas and Hess
Secondary: Dorothy & Dorice
Secondary: First Chance
Secondary: Stibnite
Secondary: Stay and Company
Secondary: Prometheus
Secondary: Hess
Secondary: Jolly Roger
Secondary: Clipper
Secondary: Hess and Thomas
Secondary: Mcglone and Smith
Secondary: Jolly Rogers
Secondary: Killarney
Secondary: Krutsch and Cosgrove

Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold

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: L. Lounsbury
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES. CONSIDERABLE PRODUCTION OF AU AND SB LIKELY. USGS CRIB A001182 USGS CRIB A001193 USGS CRIB A001082 USGS CRIB A001184 USGS CRIB A001153 USGS CRIB A001120

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-066

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-158

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-202

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-204

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-207

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-208

Reference (Deposit): B525b p. 209

Reference (Deposit): B525b p. 208

Reference (Deposit): B542i p. 194

Reference (Deposit): B542i p. 195

Reference (Deposit): B592q pp. 354-355

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 61

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B649 pp. 38-39

Reference (Deposit): B783a pp. 8-9

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 12

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B849B p. 152

Reference (Deposit): B849B pp. 147-148

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 8

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 11

Reference (Deposit): RI4173 p. 38

Reference (Deposit): OF42 pp. 12, 14-15, 41, 43

Reference (Deposit): P625D p. 18

Reference (Deposit): MF410

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 9

Reference (Deposit): OF42 p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 219

Reference (Deposit): P625D p. 17

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