Grindall Mining and Smelting Co.

The Grindall Mining and Smelting Co. is a copper mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Grindall Mining and Smelting Co.
Secondary: Claims: Peacock
Secondary: Tacoma

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
Year Last Production: 1905
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote

Comments

Comment (Location): LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR PEACOCK CLAIM. TACOMA CLAIM IS ADJACENT, LOCATED LAT. 55-31-10, LONG. 132-20-10, ALSO WITHIN A RADIUS OF 2000 FEET. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Commodity): PRESENCE OF MOLYBDENITE IS UNCONFIRMED

Comment (Production): "CONSIDERABLE" ORE WAS MINED IN 1905. NO DATA ON QUANTITY, GRADE OR WHETHER ORE WAS EVER SHIPPED.

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPMENT NOT SUFFICIENT TO DISCLOSE MINABLE ORE BODIES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-869, P. 159.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 284, P. 47.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 347, P. 121.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 433.

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