The Tomboy is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,998 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: 1,998 Feet (609 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.8775, -148.37170
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Tomboy MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tomboy
Secondary: Tomboy Ledge
Secondary: Westburg & Demenzet
Secondary: Pigot Bay No. 1-6
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
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: C. F. Davis
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: I. Westburg And J. Domenzet
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1912
Production
Year: 1984
Description: Total Reported Production 9 Oz. Ag
Year: 1984
Description: Total Reported Production 219 Oz. Au
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
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings consist of a 12.2 m.-long adit with a 6.1 m. winze, a 10.7 m.-long adit, a trench, stripping, and a 32 m.-long crosscut with 12.2 m. of drifting.
References
Reference (Deposit): MF880A # 134
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-162).
Reference (Deposit): B592j p. 233, plate 9 No. 41
Reference (Deposit): B622i p. 138
Reference (Deposit): B692g p. 150
Reference (Deposit): I273 # 127
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-192
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