Silver Fox Mine

The Silver Fox Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,719 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: Silver Fox Mine
Secondary: Cottonwood
Secondary: Silvertone
Secondary: Busty Belle
Secondary: Freeman and Scharf
Secondary: Tury Anderson
Secondary: Fred Wackwitz

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: University Of Alaska
Company ID: 5001426
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1984

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-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 (Ownership): U. OF ALASKA PURCHASED MINE IN 1977 FOR STUDENT TRAINING. PREVIOUS OWNER TURY ANDERSON & FRED WACKWITZ. U. OF AK. PURCHASED 13 STATE CLAIMS AND 4 FED. UNPAT CLAIMS.

Comment (Production): MSHA MID 5000057 USGS CRIB D002638 ABOUT 60 TONS ORE MINED 1957, 8 TONS 1958 FROM OPEN CUTS. USGS CRIB A001870 USGS CRIB A001788 MSHA ID 5000498

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-020

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-085

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-110

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-113

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-151

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-285

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-435

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B525b p. 198

Reference (Deposit): B542i p. 184

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 218

Reference (Deposit): P625D p. 13

Reference (Deposit): MF413

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA MINER 7712 p. 9

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