The Downing Mine is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,500 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 60.8217, -149.51610
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Downing Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Downing Mine
Secondary: Hershey
Secondary: Francisco
Secondary: Slow Poke
Secondary: Bonanza
Secondary: Whistler
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: F. S. Pettyjohn
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979
Production
Year: 1980
Description: Total Reported Production 150 Oz. Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings include a 16.8 m. long adit at the 701 m. elevation and a 11 m. long adit at the 762 m. elevation. Open cuts are located at the 671, 701, and 786 m. elevation. TOTAL REPORTED PRODUCTION: 150 oz. Au.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-011
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-136
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-350
Reference (Deposit): B587 pp. 171-172
Reference (Deposit): B849I pp. 500-501
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380901
Reference (Deposit): MF880A
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-294).
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