The Horrible is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,100 Feet (640 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 58.87, -135.09920
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Horrible MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Horrible
Secondary: Horrible MS 0060, Pat# 026397
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Coeur Alaska Inc.
Info Year: 1992
Owner Name: Echo Bay Mines
Info Year: 1992
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 (Deposit): 1887 discovered. 1895 tunnels driven. 1896 purchased by Portland Alaska Gold Mining Co. 1897 10 stamp mill and tram completed and 500 tons mined which yield 75 ozs of gold. 1911 ore sent to Ivanhoe mill.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-009
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DGGS IC 35, P. 10, 1992
Reference (Deposit): B284 p.33
Reference (Deposit): B287 pp. 135-6
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p.160
Reference (Deposit): B446 p. 39
Reference (Deposit): MF435
Reference (Deposit): REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987p. 17
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