Rae-Wallace

The Rae-Wallace is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,698 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: Rae-Wallace
Secondary: Morning Star
Secondary: Keystone
Secondary: Sydney Creek 1-4
Secondary: Rosenthal
Secondary: Sun
Secondary: Moon
Secondary: Evening Star
Secondary: M.S. 1521
Secondary: Alaska Enterprise, Inc.
Secondary: Smith & Sutherland
Secondary: Sargent
Secondary: Helenmary 1-2
Secondary: Alje, Inc.
Secondary: Little Susitna Sulphide

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

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
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: F. S. Pettyjohn
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: Rae-Wallace Mining Co.
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1978

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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 (Deposit): A LITTLE ORE WAS MINED BY CHARLES BARTHOLF IN 1929 (B824). M.S. 1521 ISSUED 1927 ON 77.02 ACRES. PAT 1009117 (KX 85-101 USGS CRIB A000159

References

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 19

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380727

Reference (Deposit): MF409

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-011

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-101

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-146

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-149

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-357

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-401

Reference (Deposit): B592l p. 270

Reference (Deposit): B607 pp. 74-75

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B642i pp. 198-199

Reference (Deposit): B692j p. 183

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