Alaska-Juneau Mine

The Alaska-Juneau 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: Alaska-Juneau Mine
Secondary: Alaska Gastinau
Secondary: Alaska Perseverence
Secondary: Ebner

Commodity

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

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau District

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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Alaska Electric Light And Power And The City And Borough Of Juneau
Home Office: Juneau

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
Year Last Production: 1944
Discovery Year: 1880
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR CENTICULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Silverbow Transverse Fault Offsets Lode System About 1800 Ft

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Development): LEASED TO BARRICK RESOURCES IN 1984 FOR LONG TERM EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION (?) PROGRAM

Comment (Deposit): LODE SYSTEM (300 FT X 3 1/2 MILES) IN FOOTWALL PORTION OF PERSEVERANCE SLATE WHERE METAGABBRO SILLS INTRUDE SLATE. BOTH SLATE & SILLS INVADED BY QUARTZ VEINS WHICH CONTAIN MOST ORE.

Comment (Workings): SHEEP CREEK ABOUT 2 MILES LONG, OTHER MAJOR TUNNELS & CROSSCUTS. MILES OF WORKINGS ON SEVERAL LEVELS. SOME MINING FROM GLORY HOLES.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): NORTHERN MINER, MARCH 29, 1984

Comment (Production): NO AG & PB FIGURES FOR PERSEVERANCE. AVERAGE AU GRADE FOR ALASKA-JUNEAU ABOUT 0.04 OZ/TON

Comment (Deposit): ALASKA-JUNEAU LODE SYSTEM LARGELY COVERED BY 3 PRINCIPAL MINES: ALASKA-JUNEAU, EBNER, AND PERSEVERANCE. ALASKA-JUNEAU ACQUIRED THE OTHER MINES (1925 & 1933). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): STONE, DAVID, AND STONE BRENDA, 1980, HARD ROCK GOLD: JUNEAU, CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU, JUNEAU CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE, 108 P.

Reference (Deposit): NORTHERN MINER, MARCH 29, 1984, P. 12

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 52-160, 178 P

Reference (Production): USGS OFR 78-374; STONE & STONE, 1980; USGS OFR 60

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-374, P. 15-19, 51-52, 107-108

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