The Alaska Hills Corp. is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Alaska Hills Corp. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alaska Hills Corp.
Secondary: Paystreak & Fairweathers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Homer
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None reported, although Borden and others (1991) report other veins in the Nuka Bay district show carbonization, sulfidization, sericitization, and silicification of the wall rock adjacent to the veins.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Arsenopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = One of two principal producing mines in the area in 1935. This mine is now within the Kenai Fjords National Park and the park is closed to mineral entry.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Graywacke and slate of the Cretaceous Valdez Group host the mineralized quartz veins (Richter, 1970). Mining has occurred on two quartz veins which are mostly in the graywacke. The veins are white crystalline quartz which carry considerable arsenopyrite and free gold. The principal vein ranges from 6 to 30 inches wide, strikes east-west and dips 55N. The other vein that has been mined averages 11 inches wide; it has a general east-west strike and northerly dip. The veins occur mostly in the graywacke and pinch out when they cross into slate ( Richter, 1970). The mine consists of four tunnels and other workings that total about 950 feet, excluding stopes and raises. Improvements on the site included a 1,000 foot aerial tram, a 10-ton jaw crusher, a Worthington Ball Mill with amalgamator, and a Diester sand table. Power was provided by a 66 inch Pelton wheel with 94 feet of head. In normal milling operations, the concentrates assayed $107 to $112 per ton gold (Pilgrim, 1933). Pilgrim, (1933) reported production of $40,000,or 1,935 fine ounces of gold.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The mine consists of four tunnels and other workings that total about 950 feet, excluding stopes and raises. Improvements on the site included a 1,000 foot aerial tram, a 10-ton jaw crusher, a Worthington Ball Mill with amalgamator, and a Diester sand table. Power was provided by a 66 inch Pelton wheel with 94 feet of head. In normal milling operations, the concentrates assayed $107 to $112 per ton gold (Pilgrim, 1933).
Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary; Boden and others (1991) report other veins in the district are about 55 m.y. old.
Comment (Production): Production Notes = Pilgrim (1933) reported production of $40,000 or 1,935 fine ounces of gold. Richter, (1970) reported a total production of $45,000 from 1924-1931.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Low-sulfide, Au-quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a)
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Pilgrim, 1931; Richter, 1970
References
Reference (Deposit): Pilgrim, E.R., 1933, Progress of lode mining in interior Alaska, 1932: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 194, 11 p.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic minerals resources map of the Seldovia quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-397, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Richter, D.H., 1970, Geology and lode-gold deposits of the Nuka Bay area, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 625-B, p. Bl-B16.
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than minerals fuels and construction materials) in the Seldovia quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 80-87, 47 p.
Reference (Deposit): Borden, J.C., Goldfarb, R.J., Gent, C.A., Burruss, R.C., and Roushey, B.H., 1992 Geochemistry of lode-gold deposits, Nuka Bay district, southern Kenai Peninsula: Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1991: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2041, p. 13-21.
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