The Bahrenberg Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,098 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: 4,098 Feet (1,249 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.0536, -149.09690
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Bahrenberg Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bahrenberg Mine
Secondary: Hottentot
Secondary: Treasure Box
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Henry Bahrenberg
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1926
Owner Name: James Potehell
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1910
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Stibnite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings include a shallow surface cut and a short adit.
References
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality A-40).
Reference (Deposit): B849G pp. 381-424.
Reference (Deposit): B712 pp. 32-34.
Reference (Deposit): B587 243 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MF409
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1095 184 pp.
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-022
Reference (Deposit): B642h pp. 147-194.
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