Calif. - Alaska Mining Co.

The Calif. - Alaska Mining Co. is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Calif. - Alaska Mining Co.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska
District: Hope District

Land Status

Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

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: 1905
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: Country Rock Is Tightly Folded

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Country Rock Weathers Rusty

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: REPORTED TO YIELD 1.5 TO 2.0 OZ/TON AU.

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): DEPOSIT NUMBER IS THE MAP LOCATION NUMBER FROM MF-880A. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Commodity): GOLD TELLURIDES REPORTED BUT NOT CONFIRMED.

Comment (Production): ALTHOUGH EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF ORE WERE MADE, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF A CRUSHER, STAMP MILL, AND CONCENTRATOR, LESS THAN 100 TONS WERE EVER TREATED AND LESS WAS SHIPPED.

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE IS ACCOMPANIED BY GOUGE. VEIN NARROWS TO 1 FT AND SPLITS INTO 3 BRANCHES. SOME GASH VEINS OFF IN COUNTRY ROCK AS WELL. GOLD CONCENTRATED IN BLUE QUARTZ, SULFIDES IN WHITE QUARTZ

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 379, P.107

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 520, P.141-142, 146-147

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 587, P.151-154

Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 72

Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P.45.

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