The Burnet Galena is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,801 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: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.0361, -147.47080
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Burnet Galena MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Burnet Galena
Secondary: David Apex
Secondary: Goepfert
Secondary: Rainbow
Secondary: S. S.
Secondary: North Star Extension
Secondary: Whitman & Murray
Secondary: North Star
Secondary: Thompson & Burns
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead
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: Gerald And Elsie Blevins
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Harold M. Blake
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Lynn S. Langfield
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975
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 (Production): CLAIMS. BY 1913 APPROX. 480 TONS ORE SHIPPED, 45 TONS MILLED AT RAINBOW MINE. NORTH STAR PRODUCED $5000 (B 849-B). NO OTHER PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE. USGS CRIB A001845 USGS CRIB A001875 USGS CRIB A001883 USGS CRIB A001901 USGS CRIB A001793 USGS CRIB A001844 USGS CRIB A001750 USGS CRIB A001771
References
Reference (Deposit): B592q pp. 348-350
Reference (Deposit): B622l p. 238
Reference (Deposit): B662o p. 409
Reference (Deposit): B692r p. 322
Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B849B p. 118
Reference (Deposit): B849B pp. 74, 115-118
Reference (Deposit): OF42 p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B1024I pp. 180, 210
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 220
Reference (Deposit): P625D pp. 12, 13
Reference (Deposit): MF413
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-022
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-293
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-309
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-351
Reference (Deposit): B442m p. 223
Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B525b pp. 198-203
Reference (Deposit): B542i pp. 184-189
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-213
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-203
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-206
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-210
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-211
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-136
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-202
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