The Glacier is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,198 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: 1,198 Feet (365 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 56.0417, -130.39720
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Glacier MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Glacier
Secondary: Andrews & Schonburg
Secondary: Lower Chickamin Glacier
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 7 CLAIMS 1923. NO ACTIVITY SINCE ORIGINAL 1923-24 WORK. 7.6 M OF STRIPPING, 2.4 M ADIT. NOT FOUND 1969 OR 1973. HEAVILY MINERALIZED QTZ-FISSURE VEINS IN GRAYWACKE WITH ANDESITIC TUFF & BRECCIA CUT BY LAMPROPHERE DIKE. SULFIDES: PYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, CHALCOPYRITE & GALENA. BEST VALUES FROM FLOAT IN AREA: 300 PPM CU, .7 PPM AG, 20 PPM MO. 1925 VALUES: 80[ AU & 6 OZ AG / TON & 3% CU. UPPER END OF CLAIMS MAY OVERLAP GOAT CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): MF418
Reference (Deposit): B1403 pp. 40-41, 115-116, plates 1, 2
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 182
Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 57
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-008
Reference (Deposit): B807 pp. 120-121
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