The Falcon Arm is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 184 feet.
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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: 184 Feet (56 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.5528, -135.92780
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Falcon Arm MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Falcon Arm
Secondary: Falcon Arm Prospect
Secondary: Falcon
Secondary: Falcon Mining Company
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
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
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): 4 (9?) CLAIMS STAKED 1916. RELOCATED 1938. LAST REFERENCE IN 1947. NO RECORD OF ACTIVITY SINCE. INACTIVE 1977. 30FT ADIT AT 1650 ELEV; SHORT ADIT AT 400 ELEV; 3010FT OF CROSSCUT & DRIFT AT 185FT ELEV. COMPOSED OF SULFIDE BEARING FELSIC DIKES IN SITKA GRAYWACKE LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP. BEST AU-AG VALUES: $64/TON. SULFIDES: GALENA, SPHALERITE & PYRITE.
Comment (Reference): AJ REPORT, 1928(?), 2P. (SEE BACK-UP FILE)
References
Reference (Deposit): B692e p. 120
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-084
Reference (Deposit): MF467
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 142
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 470703 p. 9
Reference (Deposit): B929 pp. 118-119
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 25
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