The Gilpatrick Dike Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,491 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
Elevation: 3,491 Feet (1,064 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.6136, -149.56940
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Gilpatrick Dike Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gilpatrick Dike Mine
Secondary: Ronan and James
Secondary: Clara
Secondary: Lisbon
Secondary: Hattie
Secondary: Meat-In-The-Pot
Secondary: Olympia
Secondary: Summit
Secondary: Eurika
Secondary: Midas
Secondary: Patsy
Secondary: Dorothy
Secondary: Slate
Secondary: Hutcher Fraction
Secondary: Utopia
Secondary: Iola
Secondary: Champion
Secondary: Gladiator
Secondary: Aleutian
Secondary: Blind Mule 1-10
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Jack K. Vandelaar
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1982
Owner Name: United Mining And Development Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1938
Production
Year: 1948
Description: 3664 Tons Ore 1099 Ounces Ag
Year: 1948
Description: 3,664 Tons Ore 3545 Ounces Au
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
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): USGS CRIB A002998 Workings consist of three adits at the 869, 1,006, and 1,036 meter elevations.
References
Reference (Deposit): B587 pp. 164-167
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B442i pp. 171-172
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-026
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095=079
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-390
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-117
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-019
Reference (Deposit): MF880B
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-253).
Reference (Deposit): B880A 95 pp.
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380901
Reference (Deposit): B662h pp. 183-192.
Reference (Deposit): B642g pp. 137-145.
Reference (Deposit): B662i pp. 131-139.
Reference (Deposit): B592j pp. 195-236.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF83-81
Reference (Deposit): B849I pp. 510, 512-515, plate 36 Nos. 37, 39
Reference (Deposit): B692i p. 175
Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 34, 45
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 pp. 35-36
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 43, 52
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 46
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