Alice Mine

The Alice Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

Site Name

Primary: Alice Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska
District: Port Valdez

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: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 16.00 PPM AU IN MINERALIZED QUARTZ VEIN, PICKTHORN, 1982, U. C. L. A. M. S. THESIS

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Chlorite

Comments

Comment (Development): LOCATED 1910; SMALL ORE SHIPMENTS IN 1912 AND 1916 REPORTED

Comment (Deposit): BRECCIATED SHEAR ZONE .5 TO 2.5 FT WIDE, LOCALLY UP TO 6 FT WIDE; CONTAINS QUARTZ-CHLORITE-CALCITE VEINLETS CARRYING GOLD, SILVER, PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, GALENA.

Comment (Workings): WORKING AS OF 1916 WERE 250 FT DRIFT AND A 170 FT SHAFT WITH TWO 50 FT DRIFTS AT BOTTOM ALONG VEIN

Comment (Geology): SCHISTOSITY OF COUNTRY ROCK STRIKES N 70-80 E, DIPS 50-70 N

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: CLIFF MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Commodity): AG ALLOYED WITH AU

Comment (Location): BEST LOCATION: PICKTHORN, 1982, U. C. L. A. M. S. THESIS, SAMPLE LOCATION MAP, SHEET 2; SEE REFERENCES. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Production): ONLY DATA ON PRODUCTION ARE REPORTS OF TWO ORE SHIPMENTS: 30 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED IN 1912, USGS BULL 6228 P.175; SMALL TEST SHIPMENT IN 1916, USGS BVLL 6228 P.191

References

Reference (Deposit): PICKTHORN, WILLIAM, 1982, STABLE ISOTOPE AND FLUID INCLUSION STUDY OF THE PORT VALDEZ DISTRICT, SOUTHERN ALASKA: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U. C. L. A., M. S. THESIS, MAP 1, SHEET 2, TABLE 3

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-80-892B-10

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 520, P. 123

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 622, P. 152-153, 175-176

Reference (Deposit): USBM BULL 153, P. 43

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-438, LOC. 13

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 10

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.