Liberty Bell

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Arsenic, Bismuth, Copper, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111733
MRDS ID A015313
MAS/MILS ID 0020580040
Record type Site
Current site name Liberty Bell
Alternate or previous names Eva Quartz, Johnson, Norberg and Ericson, Short, Swanson and Montaine, Joint Venture, L.B. 1-50, Placer 1-8, R. F. Robinson, E-14, Irene, Rose, Wild Goose, Gulf Oil Company
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Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -148.85979, 64.05042 (WGS84)
Elevation 724
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fairbanks A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Fairbanks S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 010 S 007 W 14 C E2NE Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN A MINER FRIENDLY STATE AND RAIL, ROAD, AND ELECTRICAL UTILITIES ARE WITHIN 15 MILES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -148.85979, 64.05042

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Joint Venture - Gulf And Alaska Petroleum And Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Columbia Yukon Resources Ltd.
    Interest 20
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997
    First year 1997

Comments on the production information

  • $250,000-$300,000 IN AU PRODUCED 1931-1933 (SUMMARY OF WAR MINERALS REPORT, N. EBBLEY, ENGINEER). 6-18-97: DRILLING HAS BEGUN ON THE PROPERTY.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IN 1997, A DRILL INDICATED RESOURCE OF OVER 250,000 OZ HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN TWO AREAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY ON THE CLAIMS. THE LIBERTY BELL PROPERTY HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR RESERVES IN THE 1 MILLION OZ RANGE OR BETTER (FURTHER DRILLING IS PLANNED)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-JUL-1997 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.