Ready Bullion

The Ready Bullion is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 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: Ready Bullion
Secondary: Mineral Queen Ms342, No Pat #

Commodity

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

Location

State: Alaska

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

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1905
Description: 233480 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1904
Description: 196365 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1903
Description: 202881 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1902
Description: 226522 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1901
Description: 170642 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1900
Description: 199410 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1899
Description: 162107 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1898
Description: 19612 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1917
Mined: 222603.990 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 201943 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1916
Mined: 315346.920 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 286078 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1915
Mined: 277952.120 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 252154 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1914
Mined: 256948.690 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 233100 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1913
Mined: 245806.530 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 222992 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1912
Mined: 238599.620 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 216454 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1911
Mined: 246551.690 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 223668 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1910
Mined: 261611.460 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 237330 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1909
Mined: 251007.230 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 227710 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1908
Mined: 255262.150 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 231570 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1907
Mined: 235200.090 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 213370 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1906
Mined: 260905.990 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 236690 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1922
Mined: 167668.110 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 152106 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1921
Mined: 294248.690 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 266938 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1920
Mined: 329496.190 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 298914 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1919
Mined: 293337.080 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 266111 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1918
Mined: 210918.390 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 191342 Short Tons Ore

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1898
Discovery Year: 1881
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

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINE WAS ONE OF FOUR IN A COMPLEX. OTHER MINES WERE:MEXICAN, TREADWELL, AND 700-FOOT. MILL: 1898 the Ready Bullion had 120 stamps. 1917 after the caved in of the other mines, the Ready Bullion continued to operate until 1922. 1923 30 stamps operated under lease.

References

Reference (Deposit): HARD ROCK GOLD p. 36

Reference (Deposit): REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987p. 33

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