Cache Gold Mine

The Cache Gold Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 719 feet.

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: Cache Gold Mine
Secondary: Stewart Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chichagof

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: 1872
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED 0.36 OZ/TON AU-USGS OF 78-787 P.7

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR BODY OF QUARTZ 4-13 FT. WIDE, AVERAGE 10 FT. THICK, IN SLATE, CONTAINS PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE. QUARTZ BODY IS NEARLY VERTICAL AND HAS EXTREMELY CURVED WALLS.

Comment (Workings): 3 DRIFT TUNNELS, LOWEST 160 FT. LONG TRENDING S 70 DEGREES E. UPPER TUNNEL IS 80 FT. ABOVE LOWER. 10 STAMP MILL AND TRAMWAY BUILT, IN RUINS BY 1895.

Comment (Deposit): APPARENTLY WAS FIRST LODE MINE IN SE ALASKA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): USGS MF-464, LOC. 4 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): LOCATED 1872, 10 STAMP MILL BUILT IN 1879, 3 DRIFT TUNNELS DRIVEN, TRAMWAYS BUILT. SOME PRODUCTION, PROBABLY IN 1870'S AND 1880'S. MILL AND TRAMWAYS IN RUINS BY 1895.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-464, LOC. 4 (1972)

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-787, P.7 (1978)

Reference (Deposit): USGS 18TH ANNUAL REPORT, PART III, P. 79 (1898)

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 504, P. 27 (1912)

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-464-4

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