The Shell Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,101 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: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.8406, -149.54060
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Shell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shell Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: John W. Horton
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings include an adit caved 21.3 m. from the portal at the 1249.7 m. elevation, a shaft at the 1265 m. elevation, numerous dozer trenches, and prospect pits.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-428
Reference (Deposit): BMOF83-81
Reference (Deposit): B587 243 pp.
Reference (Deposit): B849I p. 517.
Reference (Deposit): MF880A
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-266).
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