The Wetzler is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.3789, -145.43470
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Wetzler MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wetzler
Secondary: Telleride
Secondary: Hurtle Creek
Secondary: Peter Layton
Secondary: Charles Nelson
Secondary: Russell Hoffman
Secondary: Wetzler and Rockpile
Secondary: Charles Wetzler
Secondary: Quail Group
Secondary: Dominick Jim George
Secondary: Vietti
Secondary: Dolan
Secondary: Johnson
Secondary: Isaac N Woodman
Secondary: Hurtle Creek Mining Co.
Secondary: Woodman
Secondary: Layton and Nelson
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-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 A003836 USGS CRIB A003768
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-042
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-122
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-123
Reference (Deposit): B592k p. 237
Reference (Deposit): B662g pp. 180-181
Reference (Deposit): GC15 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): MF438
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 11
Reference (Deposit): B866 pp. 27-29
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 360901 p. 7
Reference (Deposit): B894 p. 127
Reference (Deposit): PE86-10
Reference (Deposit): C184 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 334
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 48-49
Reference (Deposit): PE86-5
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