Silver Fox Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten
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 10257640
MRDS ID A015414
MAS/MILS ID 0020490020
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Fox Mine
Alternate or previous names Cottonwood, Silvertone, Busty Belle, Freeman and Scharf, Tury Anderson, Fred Wackwitz
Related records 10002922

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -147.57235, 65.00967 (WGS84)
Elevation 524
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

Livengood A-2(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 002 N 001 E 09 SESWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -147.57235, 65.00967

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner University Of Alaska
    ID 5001426
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1984

Comments on the ownership information

  • U. OF ALASKA PURCHASED MINE IN 1977 FOR STUDENT TRAINING. PREVIOUS OWNER TURY ANDERSON & FRED WACKWITZ. U. OF AK. PURCHASED 13 STATE CLAIMS AND 4 FED. UNPAT CLAIMS.

Comments on the production information

  • MSHA MID 5000057 USGS CRIB D002638 ABOUT 60 TONS ORE MINED 1957, 8 TONS 1958 FROM OPEN CUTS. USGS CRIB A001870 USGS CRIB A001788 MSHA ID 5000498

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/01/1983
MSHA mine ID5001426
Mine name (MSHA)Anderson Placer
Current operatorTury Anderson & Sons
Current controller (parent)Anderson Tury
Mine typeSurface (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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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