Cleary Hill Mine

The Cleary Hill Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Alaska.

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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: Cleary Hill Mine
Secondary: Cleary
Secondary: Free Gold

Commodity

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

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks 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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1912
Year Last Production: 1948
Discovery Year: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Intricate System Of Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Oxidation Products At All Working Levels

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FINENESS 0.818 AU & 0.169 AG

Materials

Ore: Jamesonite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ON PEDRO DOME LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Production): SUBSTANTIAL POST 1931 PRODUCTION, BUT FIGURES NOT REPORTED. POST 1931 PRODUCTION IS NOT KNOWN, BUT MUST BE SUBSTANTIAL

Comment (Deposit): MAIN VEIN TRACED ON SURFACE FOR MORE THAN 1000 FT. VEINS ARE CRUSHED, CROSS FOLIATION OF COUNTRYROCK AND ARE FAULTED. MAJOR LODE-GOLD MINE IN DISTRICT.

Comment (Workings): SIX OR MORE WORKING LEVELS

Comment (Deposit): RECENT (& CURRENT ?) EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY ON VETTER PROPERTY, NEAR WOLF CREEK, ABOUT 1 TO 1 1/2 MILE NORTHEAST OF CLEARY HILL MINE. VETTER LODE IS ALSO GOLD BEARING QUARTZ VEIN IN SCHIST. SOME GOLD HAS BEEN PRODUCED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 76-819, P. 38-40

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1024-I, P. 206, 208-209

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 849-B, P. 69-71, 75, 84, 93-96

Reference (Production): USGS B. 849-B USGS OFR 76-819

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