The Alaska Oracle Mining Co. is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,300 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.5, -148.50000
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Alaska Oracle Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alaska Oracle Mining Co.
Secondary: Heaston Mine: Claims: Oracle No. 2
Secondary: Oracle Extension
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Hope District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1921
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Cleavage In Country Rock: N 15 E 60 W To 80 E
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Vein Is Weathered To A Depth Of 50-75 Ft. Quartz Is Friable And Iron Stained There.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE GOLD CONTENT ESTIMATED TO BE $40 TO $45 PER TON (1931 PRICES)
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT NUMBER IS THE MAP LOCATION NUMBER FROM MF-880A.
Comment (Commodity): SULFIDES MAKE ON UP 0.5% OF ORE
Comment (Workings): TWO LEVELS WITH 900 FT OF CROSSCUTS AND SEVERAL RAISES AS OF 1931.
Comment (Geology): DIKE IS 1/4 MILE FROM SITE. NO IGNEOUS ROCKS ARE FOUND CLOSER. FAULT APPEARS TO HAVE MOVED BEFORE AND AFTER MINERALIZATION. MOVEMENT ALO N FAULT WAS HANGING WALL MOVING 20-45 SW RELATIVE TO FOOTWALL
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE CONTAINS FREE GOLD AND AURIFEROUS SULFIDES. QUARTZ IN VEIN HAS SLICKENSIDES. SOUTHERN PART OF VEIN NOT FOLLOWED TO ITS END.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P. 24
Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 51
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 926-C, P. 186.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 849-I, P. 507-510.
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