The Bear is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,192 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: 2,192 Feet (668 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.5417, -146.71250
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Bear MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bear
Secondary: Swenson I
Secondary: Bear 1-39
Secondary: Champ 1-10
Secondary: Bear Creek
Secondary: Thumper 1-2
Secondary: Maggie 1-2
Secondary: Quartz 1-13
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Recreation Area
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: Emerson Exploration, Inc.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1982
Owner Name: Robert Emerson
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
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: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): MINOR REPORTED PRODUCTION - YEARS UNKNOWN
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-348
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1982
Reference (Deposit): OF83-170B p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B442l p. 208
Reference (Deposit): BMOF5-88 pp. 12, 44-5, 88-90, 97-103, 120-1 (Loc
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