Tomboy

The Tomboy is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,998 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

Name: Tomboy  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

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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