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White Elephant

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Lead, Silver
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  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160441
MRDS ID A015395
MAS/MILS ID 0020490034
Record type Site
Current site name White Elephant
Related records 10002906

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -147.44325, 65.03998 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Location accuracy 1000(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

Livengood A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood(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 003 N 001 E 31 C SESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -147.44325, 65.03998
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE LENS OF GALENA 9X5 FEET BY 5 INCHES WAS MILLED, SAID TO HAVE CARRIED CONSIDERABLE SILVER (B 592 P. 348).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JUN-1985 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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