Fair Chance

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, Lead, Zinc
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 10209082
MRDS ID A001092
MAS/MILS ID 0020580017
Record type Site
Current site name Fair Chance
Alternate or previous names Liberty, Mcginn, Bondholder, Spite Fraction, High Tower, Henderson, Smith, Mohawk, Peg Leg, Yellow Jacket, Last Chance, Blue Bird 1-2, Tyndall, Finn, Mcglauglin, Mcglone, Miller, O'Conner

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.98765, 64.87326 (WGS84)
Elevation 259
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fairbanks D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Big Delta NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks(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 001 N 002 W 32 C SENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.98765, 64.87326

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner John Mcginn
    Year 1976

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CRIB A001140, USGS CRIB A001122. MOHAWK MINE PRODUCED OVER $200,000 1925-1931 (B 849 P. 143). OVER 4,700 FEET OF WORKINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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