The Alaska Oracle is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,804 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: 1,804 Feet (550 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.6208, -149.55560
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Alaska Oracle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alaska Oracle
Secondary: Oracle No. 2
Secondary: Oracle Extension
Secondary: Heaston Mine
Secondary: Eve
Secondary: Bobby
Secondary: Heaston-Oricle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: W. E. Dunkle
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1929
Owner Name: Robert B. Heaston
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1921
Owner Name: Cameron, Karl B.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1986
Owner Name: Sybil A. Reed, Harold M. And Judith M. Culver
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1937
Owner Name: Ralph Reed
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1935
Owner Name: Alaska Oracle Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1930
Production
Year: 1941
Description: 256 Oz. Ag
Year: 1941
Description: 1274 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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): M. S. 1539 AND 1592 ISSUED ON 3 CLAIMS 1929-1934 Workings consist of a 274 m. long crosscut, 168 m. of drift, 65.5 m. of raise, 7.6 m. of winze, and considerable stoping. Two portals, one at the 548.6 m. elevation, and the other at the 579 m. elevation. TOTAL REPORTED PRODUCTION: 1,247 oz. Au, 256 oz Ag.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-093
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B849I pp. 507-510
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 26-27
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B926C p. 186
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-76
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380901
Reference (Deposit): PE95-9 3 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MF880A
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-255).
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-091
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-092
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