Fortyfive Pup

The Fortyfive Pup is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,349 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

Name: Fortyfive Pup

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 2,349 Feet (716 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 64.1989, -142.07500

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Fortyfive Pup MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fortyfive Pup
Secondary: Fortyfive Gulch
Secondary: Fortyfive Pass

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Russell Hammond
Company ID: 5001116
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: Fred J. Hapeman
Company ID: 5001116
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979

Production

Year: 1924
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1924
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

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MSHA MID 5000282 USGS CRIB D002688 PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1971: 477 OZ AU, 44 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). HAMMOND AND CREW USING DOZER AND SLUICE. HAPEMAN ALSO SLUICING (CARNES, 1975). WORKED 18,00 SQ.FT. (1,675 SQ.M.) BEDROCK IN 2 CUTS (SR 48).

References

Reference (Deposit): BURLEIGH, R.E., AND K.G. LEAR. COMPILATION OF DATA FOR

Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1 OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION OF THE BUREAU OF

Reference (Deposit): LAND MANAGEMENT BLACK RIVER AND FORTYMILE RIVER SUBUNITS.

Reference (Deposit): BUMINES OFR 48-94, 1994, 116 PP.

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-077

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-159

Reference (Deposit): B480j p. 170

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, J.E. WOOD, AND A.H. CLOUGH.

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1991. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS

Reference (Deposit): SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 46, 1992, PP. 33-34.

Reference (Deposit): B520l p. 217

Reference (Deposit): B542j p. 216

Reference (Deposit): B897C p. 185

Reference (Deposit): SWAINBANK, R.C., T.K. BUNDTZEN, A.H. CLOUGH, E.W. HANSEN,

Reference (Deposit): AND M.G. NELSON. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1992. AK. DIV.

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 47, 1993, P. 30.

Reference (Deposit): TDM2 pp. 19-20, 28

Reference (Deposit): RI4174 p. 28

Reference (Deposit): GC16 p. 2

Reference (Deposit): B1271G p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B1312M p. 5

Reference (Deposit): MF393

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 73

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 27

Reference (Deposit): POWERS, J.B. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FORTYMILE MINING DISTRICT

Reference (Deposit): TO 1935. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF MINES MINER. REP. MR 60-2, 1935

Reference (Deposit): 19 PP.

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P.S. FINENESS OF GOLD FROM ALASKAN PLACERS. U.S.

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. SURV. BULL. 910-C, 1941, PP. 198-201.

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., C.B. GREEN, J. DEAGEN, AND C.L. DANIELS.

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1986. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS

Reference (Deposit): SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 40, 1987, P. 27.

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., C.B. GREEN, R.J. PETERSON, AND A.F. SEWARD.

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1987. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS

Reference (Deposit): SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 41, 1988, P. 30.

Reference (Deposit): GREEN, C.B., T.K. BUNDTZEN, R.J. PETERSON, A.F. SEWARD, J.R.

Reference (Deposit): DEAGEN, AND J.E. BURTON. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1988.

Reference (Deposit): AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 43, 1989,

Reference (Deposit): P. 36.

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, J.R. DEAGEN, AND J.L. MOORE.

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1989, AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS

Reference (Deposit): SURV. SPEC. REP. NO. 44, 1991, P. 34.

Reference (Deposit): SWAINBANK, R.C., T.K. BUNDTZEN, AND J. WOOD. ALASKA'S

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1990. AK. DIV. GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV.

Reference (Deposit): SPEC. REP. NO. 45, 1991, PP. 30-31.

Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 29.

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