Granite

The Granite is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 525 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: Granite
Secondary: Pond
Secondary: Fubar Claims 1-2
Secondary: Granite Mine Creek
Secondary: Good Hope 3-4
Secondary: Granite Lode Mining Claim
Secondary: Sun Ray Lode 1-2
Secondary: Mucho Oro
Secondary: Port Wells
Secondary: Spartus
Secondary: Granite Extension
Secondary: Hobo No. 1
Secondary: Granite 1-4
Secondary: Sun Ray 1-2
Secondary: Port Wells Mining Claims 1-3
Secondary: Hobo
Secondary: Granite Placer
Secondary: Good Hope Lode 3-4
Secondary: Invictus

Commodity

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

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: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Western Alaska Mining And Outfitting
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: El Primero Mining And Milling Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1923

Owner Name: Granite Gold Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1913

Owner Name: M. L Tatum And Jonathan Erving
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1912

Owner Name: L. A And B. A. Wrightworth
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: Greatland Exploration Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1982

Production

Year: 1984
Description: 35919 Mt Ore Mined 1912-1964 2492 Oz. Ag
Year: 1984
Description: 35919 Mt Ore Mined 1912-1964 24440 Oz. 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: Gold
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Stibnite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Stibnite

Comments

Comment (Workings): USGS CRIB A002892 Workings consist of three levels with more than 2,499.4 m. of workings and considerable stripping.

References

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-78

Reference (Deposit): I273

Reference (Deposit): B587 243 pp.

Reference (Deposit): PE95-6 4 pp.

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 22, 25

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 24

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 26-27

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 26

Reference (Deposit): B1246

Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-033

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-059

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-165

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-432

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-474

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-372

Reference (Deposit): B592j p. 230

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B622i pp. 135-138

Reference (Deposit): B642g pp. 141-142

Reference (Deposit): B649 p. 61

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 40-41, 52

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 47

Reference (Deposit): B662h pp. 187-188

Reference (Deposit): B692g p. 149

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 22

Reference (Deposit): MF880A # 120

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-147).

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