Independence Mine

The Independence Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Independence Mine
Secondary: Alaska Gold Quartz
Secondary: Gold Quartz
Secondary: Independent
Secondary: Alaska-Pacific Consolidated Mining Co.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Willow Creek 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Ensearch Corp. And Starkey Wilson (Individual)

Owner Name: Coronado Mining

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
Year Last Production: 1984
Discovery Year: 1907
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: One Or More Faults Offset Veins

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized Near Surface. Wall Rock Intensely Altered Near Vein.

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): MAJOR ACTIVITY 1937-1943, A LITTLE MINING 1949-1950, REOPENED 1982 BUT CLOSED (TEMPORARILY?) BY 1983. NEW 100-150 TON MILL (1982) IS LOCATED TO RECEIVE ORE FROM ANY OF SEVERAL OTHER OLD MINES NOW CONTROLLED BY THE INDEPENDENCE OWNERS & OPERATORS.

Comment (Deposit): AT LEAST 3 PRINCIPAL VEINS (INDEPENDENCE, GRANITE MTN., SKYSCRAPER). MAIN VEIN 1-6 FT THICK, IN PLACES COMPOSED OF NARROW BANDS QUARTZ WITH ALTERED QUARTZ DIORITE AND GOUGE. NOT ALL QUARTZ IS GOLD BEARING.

Comment (Workings): PROBABLY FEW MILES, UNDERGROUND WORKINGS. NEW 3000 FT ACCESS TUNNEL FROM WILLOW CREEK DRAINAGE COMPLETED 1982

Comment (Deposit): AT PEAK ACTIVITY IN 1943 (BEFORE WW II CLOSURE) EMPLOYED 250 WORKERS. RECENT PLANS HAVE CALLED FOR 100 TON/DAY PRODUCTION WITH 65 TO 75 WORKERS. LARGEST LODE-AU PRODUCER OF WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): 3000 TONS ORE GRADING 0.5 OZ AU/TON WAS STOCKPILED IN 1981.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 79-1095, P.63-65

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1004, P.58-65

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SPEC REPT. 31, P.13

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA CONSTRUCTION & OIL, JANUARY 1983, P. 22

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA CONSTRUCTION & OIL, SEPTEMBER 1983, P. 14

Reference (Production): ADGGS SPEC REPT 31, P.13

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