The Murphy & Young is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,001 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: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 58.375, -134.46170
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Murphy & Young MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Murphy & Young
Secondary: Glacier
Secondary: Keystone
Secondary: Lemon Creek Placer
Secondary: Alpha
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
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 (Deposit): 1890-1 small scale placer mining. 1900 Lemon Creek Mining Co. formed. 1901 built flume, road, buildings, started sluicing in Sept., stopped by flood damage. 1902 made 6-week run, but stopped because of water shortage. 1903-5 minor work.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-130
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-092
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-059
Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B263 p. 207
Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 46
Reference (Deposit): REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987pp. 21-22, 60-63
Reference (Deposit): MF435
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 p. 123
Reference (Deposit): B287 pp. 118-120
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