The Independence is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,401 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
Elevation: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.025, -147.46530
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Independence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independence
Secondary: Harris
Secondary: Burnet
Secondary: Twin Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative 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: Mark Thoennes
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: R. A. Demoss- M. Thoennes
Info Year: 1981
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A001816 SOME MILL RUNS MADE IN ARRASTRE ON ORE FROM INDEPENDENCE CLAIMS IN 1916. NO PRODUCTION RECORDS AVAILABLE (B 662).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-115
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-207
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-214
Reference (Deposit): B525b p. 200
Reference (Deposit): B542i p. 186
Reference (Deposit): B592q p. 349
Reference (Deposit): B642c pp. 60-61
Reference (Deposit): B662o pp. 410-411
Reference (Deposit): B849B pp. 114-115
Reference (Deposit): P625D p. 12
Reference (Deposit): MF413
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