| Deposit ID | 10185322 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011619 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020850074 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fern |
| Alternate or previous names | Fern-Goodell, Hillis, Black Butte, Ptarmigan, Homestake, Iriquois, Liberty, Midas, Ruthland, Combination, Portal, Fairangel, Archangel, Highgrade, Bartholf-Isaacs, Marmot, Giant Gold Mining Co., Red Hill 1-2 |
| Related records | 10000948 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -149.24099, 61.82376 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1036 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Anchorage D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Anchorage NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Susitna River(hydrologic unit)
Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seward | 020 N | 001 E | 15 | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -149.24099, 61.82376 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| Year of first production | 1922 |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fern Development Co.- Fritz Kalmback, Owner |
| ID | 5001306 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alaska Hard Rock Inc. |
| ID | 5001306 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1984 |
| Year | 1922 |
|---|---|
| Description | Producion Reported |
| Year | 1927 |
|---|---|
| Description | Inactive |
| Year | 1928 |
|---|---|
| Description | Inactive |
| Year | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Description | Inactive |
| Year | 1930 |
|---|---|
| Description | Inactive |
| Year | 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1381oz.Au 63oz.Ag 11tons Concentrate 800 Short Tons Ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 2700z.Au 15oz. Ag 210 Short Tons Ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 156oz.Au 9oz.Ag | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | 1953 |
|---|---|
| Description | Idle |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020850074 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011619 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 5001306 |
B773a p. 15
B783a p. 8
B792a p. 11
B797a p. 12
B844A p. 18
B849C p. 222
B864A p. 19
B868A p. 19
BM YEARBOOK 1936a p. 194
BM YEARBOOK 1937a p. 226
BM YEARBOOK 1938a p. 170
BM YEARBOOK 1939a p. 189
BM YEARBOOK 1940a p. 167
BM YEARBOOK 1940* p. 179
BM YEARBOOK 1941a p. 183
BM YEARBOOK 1942a p. 223
BM YEARBOOK 1949b p. 1358
BM YEARBOOK 1950b p. 1374
BM YEARBOOK 1951b p. 1396
BM YEARBOOK 1952 p. 81
BM YEARBOOK 1953 p. 86
B592l p. 264
B607 p. 76
B692j p. 186
B712f p. 176
B714i p. 204
B755a p. 31
IR HHT 24 p. 7
B773a pp. 15, 42
MR195-10 pp. 212-213
B810a p. 14
B813a p. 16
B836a p. 18
B849C pp. 169, 187-188, 195, 202, 222-226
B857A p. 17
B880A pp. 19-20
MR85-4 pp. 13-14
B897A p. 20
IR JCR 380727 pp. 4-5
B910A pp. 22-23
B917A p. 23
IR JCR 390901 pp. 23-24
B926A pp. 21-22
B926C pp. 188-189
B933A pp. 19-20
RI4174 p. 35
IR HMF 490806 p. 4
C184 p. 5
B1004 pp. 1, 28, 31, 44, 53, 65-68, 73
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | USGS CRIB A000034 USGS CRIB A000111 USGS CRIB D002732 GOLD MINING CO. 1928 ON 77.37 ACRES. PAT 1019055. FERN MINE PRODUCED $1 MILLION 1931-1941 (B1004). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-JUL-1995 | Mirl-Dwb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 08/11/1983 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 5001306 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Fern Mine |
| Current operator | Fern Operating Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Fern Development Co Inc & Alaska Willow Creek |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.
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