Ivanhoe Mine

The Ivanhoe 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

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Site Name

Primary: Ivanhoe Mine
Secondary: Mellon Mining and Manufacturing Co.

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau/Berners Bay

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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
Year First Production: 1897
Year Last Production: 1903
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS PRINTED ON JUNEAU D-4 QUAD., 1:63360 TOPOGRAPHIC SERIES LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): ACTIVE 1897-1903; 3 PATENTED LODE CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): 4 QUARTZ VEINS; MOST WORK WAS ON ONE AU-BEARING VEIN, 1 TO 9 FT WIDE, AVERAGE OF 5 FT, WITH A FOOTWALL OF DIORITE

Comment (Workings): 185 FT TUNNEL AND 850 FT DRIFT ON VEIN; MINE HAD A 20-STAMP MILL AND 8 FRUE VANNERS

Comment (Geology): ONLY MINE IN THE BERNERS BAY AREA THAT IS NOT IN JUALIN DIORITE

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: JUALIN, KENSINGTON ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 287, P. 135-136

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 284, P. 33

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 446, P. 38-39

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1246, P. 160

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, NO. J087

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-087

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