Crystal/Garnet Mine

The Crystal/Garnet Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,519 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: Crystal/Garnet Mine
Secondary: Nixon Fork Mine
Secondary: Whalen Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Bismuth

Location

State: Alaska
District: Nixon Fork District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Other

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Nixon Fork Mining Inc.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: Consolidated Nevada Goldfields Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1993 -

Production

Year: 1996
Description: Ore Production Fy 1996 (1.59 Opt) 27006 St Ore
Year: 1996
Description: Gold Production Fy 1996 34414 Tr Oz
Year: 1996
Description: Silver Production Fy 1996 10181 Tr Oz
Year: 1996
Time Period: Oct-95 To 12/31/96
Description: Ore Production Oct-95 To 12/31/96 42126 Mt Ore, 47408 Tr Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1996
Description: Copper Production Fy 1996 117009 Pounds

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant Subtype: Flotation
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Combined Methods
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1995
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A002052 USGS CRIB A002051 USGS CRIB D002709

Comment (Reserve-Resource): TOTAL PROVEN + PROBABLE ORE RESOURCES; 12/31/96. ADIT CAPACITY BASE ON MILL TREATED ORE BUDGET OF 40,100 ST: GOLD-COPPER-BISMUTH RESOURCE IN SEVERAL HIGH-GRADE ORE BODIES

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): PP. 4, 6.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): PP. 8-10.

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 93

Reference (Deposit): B722a pp. 59-60

Reference (Deposit): B722e pp. 159-160

Reference (Production): CONSOLIDATED NEVADA GOLDFIELDS CORP., 1996 FORM 20F/A,

Reference (Production): PP. 4, 6, 9.

Reference (Production): CONSOLIDATED NEVADA GOLDFIELDS CORP., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT,

Reference (Production): PP. 8-10.

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 065-006A

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 065-006B

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 065-024

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DGGS IC 35 P.8, 1992

Reference (Reserve-Resource): CONSOLIDATED NEVADA GOLDFIELDS CORP., PROXY STATEMENT,

Reference (Reserve-Resource): 6-28-96, P21.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, SEPT., 20, 1996, P221, "NEW

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DISCOVERY AT NIXON FORK".

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P126.

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 82, No. 109

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 pp. 16, 31

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. D-7

Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, V320 N8230, 6-25-93, P.460.

Reference (Deposit): ROCKY MTN PAY DIRT, 9-93, P.12A.

Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, V321 N8240, 9-3-93, P.156.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, V79 N27, 9-6-93, P.1.

Reference (Deposit): ROCKY MTN PAY DIRT, 10-93, P.11A.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, 10-6-93, P.1

Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, 10-8-93, P.244

Reference (Deposit): METALS WEEK, 10-4-93, P.8.

Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V121 N9, 11-93, P.6.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, 12-29-93, P.5.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, V79 N44, 1-3-94, P.11.

Reference (Deposit): ROCKY MTN PAY DIRT, 1-94, P.3A.

Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, 1-7-94, P.4.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V105 N6, 2-9-94, P.5.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V105 N8, 2-23-94, P.3.

Reference (Deposit): GWALIA CONSOLIDATED LTD. 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.19.

Reference (Deposit): PLATT'S METALS WEEK, 1-16-95, P.12.

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 96-97

Reference (Deposit): B1312K pp. 12-14, 16-18

Reference (Deposit): B1312K pp. 8-12

Reference (Deposit): MF365

Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D

Reference (Deposit): OF78-94 pp. 29-32, 40-41

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 26

Reference (Deposit): B722e pp. 158-161

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B754 p. 116

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 47

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 15

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 9

Reference (Deposit): CONSOLIDATED NEVADA GOLDFIELDS CORP. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #37, SEPT. 11, 1996, P1.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V107, #44, OCT 30, 1996, P7.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING JOURNAL, SEPT., 20, 1996, P221.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND MINING

Reference (Deposit): B783e pp. 127-128, 130-134

Reference (Deposit): B783e pp. 127-130, 134

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 13

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 15-16

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 20-22

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 19

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 23

Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 229-241

Reference (Deposit): B864C pp. 230-235, 237-238, 241-242

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 21-22

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 26

Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 89

Reference (Deposit): C279 pp. 10, 12, 14, 16, 18-19

Reference (Deposit): GR22 pp. 2-3, 6-12

Reference (Deposit): GR22 pp. 2, 6-7, 10-11

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V106 N3, 1-18-95, P.3.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V106 N9, 3-1-95, P.15.

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