Bear

The Bear is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,192 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

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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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