Gilpatrick Dike Mine

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

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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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