Kensington

The Kensington is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,850 feet.

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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: Kensington
Secondary: Eureka MS 0046, Pat# 25362
Secondary: Lions Paw#3ms2015,Pat1117017,8886
Secondary: Sherman Creek
Secondary: Kensington MS 0045, Pat# 25362
Secondary: Lions Tail Ms2015,Pat1117017,8886
Secondary: Lions Pawms2015,Pat1117017blm8886
Secondary: Lions Paw#1ms2015,Pat1117017,8886
Secondary: Lions Paw#2ms2015,Pat1117017,8886
Secondary: Lions Paw#4ms2015,Pat1117017,8886
Secondary: Bat Ms2015,Pat1117017,Blm8886
Secondary: Bee Ms2015,Pat1117017,Blm8886
Secondary: Olga #1 Ms2015,Pat1117017,Blm8886
Secondary: Olga #2 Ms2015,Pat1117017,Blm8886
Secondary: Olga #3 Ms2015,Pat1117017,Blm8886
Secondary: Olga #4 Ms2015,Pat1117017,Blm8886
Secondary: Stanley Ms2015,Pat1117017,Blm8886
Secondary: Arnold Ms2015,Pat1117017,Blm8886
Secondary: Plucky Girl Fraction Same As 17
Secondary: Plucky Boy Fraction Same As 17
Secondary: Kensington MS 45, Pat# 25362
Secondary: Eureka MS 46, Pat# 25362
Secondary: Esmeralda MS 47a, Pat# 24662
Secondary: Esmeralda M.S. MS 47b, Pat# 24662
Secondary: Excelsior MS 48, Pat# 24662
Secondary: Cumberland Ms50a&B, Pat #24662
Secondary: Kensington Venture.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau District

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: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Echo Bay Exploration; Echo Bay Alaska, Inc; Echo Bay...
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: Couer D'Alene Mines Corp.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: Couer Alaska Inc.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1995 -

Owner Name: Couer D'Alene Mines Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1995 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant Subtype: Flotation
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Open Stope
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1904
Discovery Year: 1895
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

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: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ADIT RESERVES PROVEN + PROBABLE ORE ("R" RECORD 7)+ MINERALIZED ORE ("R" RECORD 8), JAN 1997, INCLUDES DILUTION AND MINE REC. ADIT CAP. BASE ON 200,000 OZ AU/YR. (ALSO "R" RECORD 9).

Comment (Reserve-Resource): PERCENT OF TOTAL RESERVES EUREKA-KENSINGTON 19 PERCENT COMET 2 PERCENT JOHNSON 79 PERCENT. INFERRED ORE 265 M X 49 M X 24 M INDICATED ORE 265M X 49M X 24M R-RECORDS 7 & 8 RESERVES INCLUDE EXTRACTION DILUTION AND MINE RECOVERY: RECORD 8 MINERALIZED MATERIAL:

Comment (Deposit): PEFR RECEIVED OCT.1989 PROJECT STILL IN PERMITTING STAGE AS OF 1990. PROJECT RECIEVED FIRST OF THREE PERMITS NEEDED FOR DEVELOPMENT TO BEGIN. PRODUCTION CAN BEGIN AS EARLY AS 1998. AS OF OCT 1996 PROJECT IN FINAL PERMITTING STAGE CONSTRUCTION STAGE EXPECTED OVER NEXT 2 YRS. 1897 DISCOVERED; TRAM BUILT; MINING BEGAN. 1898-9 4,500 TONS WERE MINED.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): AT 50 PCT CONFIDENCE LEVEL AS OF 1989.

Comment (Reference): USAF, 1972, AF PRICING GUIDE, AFP 88-16, 78P.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-008

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-009

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-010

Reference (Ownership): MINING RECORD, V 106/N 21, 5/24/95, P.3.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DGGS IC 35, P. 10, 1992

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ECHO BAY MINES CORP., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.58.

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 159-160

Reference (Deposit): MF435

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-15

Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 12

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 14

Reference (Deposit): TABLE REFERENCES:

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 19

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 17

Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a p. 60

Reference (Reserve-Resource): COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORP., 1994 10-K, P.12.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): MINING RECORD, V 106/N 29, 7/19/95, P.1.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORP., 1995 10-K, P.12.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORP., 1996 FORM 10-K, P19.

Reference (Deposit): GENERAL REFERENCES

Reference (Deposit): REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987pp. 20, 35-36

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1993/94, P.138.

Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS', V 83/N 47, 11/19/94, P.11.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, P.194.

Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD, V 106/N 17, 4/26/95, P.6.

Reference (Deposit): GOLD GAZETTE, V 3/N 96, 5/8/95, P.43.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN METAL MARKET, V 103/N 93, 5/15/95, P.2.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN METAL MARKET, V 103/N 133, 7/13/95, P.4.

Reference (Deposit): B662d pp. 77, 82-83

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B800 pp. 317-318, 345-346

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 16

Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS MINING REVEIW, VOL 86, #10, MARCH 8, 1997, P17.

Reference (Deposit): COEUR D' ALENE MINES CORP. 1996 FORM 10-K, PP. 18-22.

Reference (Deposit): AFOC REFERENCE NOTES:

Reference (Deposit): MSHA.DBF; 03/95.

Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B259d p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B284e pp. 32-33

Reference (Deposit): B287 p. 137

Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B446 pp. 39-44

Reference (Deposit): B480d pp. 67-68

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 26

Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 59

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B622f p. 101

Reference (Deposit): B642d pp. 77-78

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 36, 52

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 24

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #36?, SEPT, 4, 1996, P37.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #40, OCT., 2, 1996, P3.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #44, OCT., 30, 1996, P6.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 108, #5, JAN ., 29, 1997, P9.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 108, #10, MARCH 5, 1997, P3.

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