Falcon Arm

The Falcon Arm is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 184 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

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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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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