Alaska Oracle

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

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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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