The Inspiration Point is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,461 feet.
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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
Elevation: 3,461 Feet (1,055 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 59.5861, -135.17080
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Inspiration Point MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Inspiration Point
Secondary: Hope
Secondary: Inspiration Point Mine
Secondary: Inspiration Mining Company
Secondary: Lucky Thursday Mine
Secondary: Inspiration Point Lead-Zinc Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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): 12 CLAIMS STAKED IN 1930. LAST ACTIVITY 1962. INACTIVE IN 1976. 15 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED WITH AG, PB, ZN & CU VALUES. IN 1931 COST OF DEVELOPMENT GREATER THAN OWNERS WILLING TO INCUR. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT SLOWED UNTIL ARRANGEMENTS WITH LARGER COMPANY MADE. NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY DEVE LOPED. 220 FT CROSSCUT, 52 FT INCL. SHAFT, 20 FT VERT. SHAFT & OPENCUTS WHICH DID NOT SHOW EXTENT OF MINERALIZATION. COMPOSED OF SMALL HIGH GRADE LENSES OR ORE POCKETS IN QUARTZ DIORITE. 3325 FT AERIAL TRAM CONNECTED WORKINGS WITH RAILROAD. STANDARD DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STATE OF ALASKA WAGES USED.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-009
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 14
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 57
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 16, 65
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 64
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 60
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 65
Reference (Deposit): IR HMF 490714 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): GC1 p. 6
Reference (Deposit): GC6 p. 13
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 161
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 p. 203
Reference (Deposit): MF424
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