Mount Prindle

The Mount Prindle is a tin and uranium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,002 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: Mount Prindle

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 3,002 Feet (915 Meters)

Commodity: Tin, Uranium

Lat, Long: 65.4556, -146.39030

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Mount Prindle MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mount Prindle
Secondary: Biltiki
Secondary: Diktiki
Secondary: Buztiki
Secondary: Bobtiki
Secondary: Free
Secondary: Brutiki


Commodity

Primary: Tin
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: Alaska
District: Circle District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Resource Exploration Consultants
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: Mapco, Inc.
Home Office: Oklahoma
Info Year: 1979


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1977
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): MINERALIZATION AT MT. PRINDLE IS SIMILAR TO, BUT NOT AS ANOMALOUS AS THAT AT NEARBY LIME PEAK. MANY REPORTS INCLUDE MT. PRINDLE WHEN DISCUSSING THE LIME PEAK AREA. RESOURCE DATA INCLUDED IN LIME PEAK FILE (0020500375

Comment (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: MAPCO, INC. 1800 SOUTH BALTIMORE AVE. TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74119 TELE: (918) 584-4471


References

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 44, No. 50

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS. 1987

Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 12-89

Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 130-77

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-401

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 81, No. 78

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82

Reference (Deposit): SR31 p. 9


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