Ramsay-Rutherford

The Ramsay-Rutherford is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,924 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: Ramsay-Rutherford

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 3,924 Feet (1,196 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 61.1972, -146.10140

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Ramsay-Rutherford MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ramsay-Rutherford
Secondary: Lost Hope

Commodity

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

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: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: C. A. Ramsay And H. J. Rutherford
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1911

Owner Name: Jesse Taylor And Egar Petropor
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1935

Owner Name: Ramsay-Rutherford Mining Co
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1913

Owner Name: Alaska Finley Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1934

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 (Workings): Workings include: 15.2 m. level - 65.1 m. of drifts, stopes to surface. 30.5 m. level - 64 m. of drifts and a crosscut, stopes to the 15.2 m. level. 45.7 m. level - 15.2 m. of drift. 91.4 m. level - mill level - 234.7 m. of crosscut, 164.6 m. of drifts, 4.6 m. winze, and a raize to the surface (caved).

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-115

Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B592k p. 239

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 44, 190

Reference (Deposit): B622j pp. 153, 159-161

Reference (Deposit): B642g pp. 141, 143

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 42, 52

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 49

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B662h p. 190

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 11

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 26

Reference (Deposit): B989E pp. 304, 306

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 72

Reference (Deposit): MF438

Reference (Deposit): MR32

Reference (Deposit): B692g pp. 149-151

Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 28-29

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 8

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 10

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 22, 24

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B622c pp. 15-68.

Reference (Deposit): OF79-1241 167 pp.

Reference (Deposit): OF82-1029 33 pp.

Reference (Deposit): B1139 363 pp.

Reference (Deposit): MLA62-82 24 pp.

Reference (Deposit): MIRL 27 pp. 27, 107-108.

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 11.

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 1-107.

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 1-102.

Reference (Deposit): B810 174 pp.

Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73

Reference (Deposit): OF80-892B

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V-5).

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