Bartholomae Oil Corp.

The Bartholomae Oil Corp. is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,699 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Bartholomae Oil Corp.
Secondary: Washington Assn.
Secondary: Idaho Assn.
Secondary: Rex Creek
Secondary: Montana Assn.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Ralph Simonson And Mike Short
Info Year: 1985

Production

Year: 1925
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 98 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1925
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

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Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1946 (USBM FILES) 447 OZ AU, 62 OZ AG. MS 1931 ISSUED IN 1928 ON REX CREEK CLAIMS (PAT #1014212).

References

Reference (Deposit): SR39 p. 26

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-175

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 058-262

Reference (Deposit): B480l p. 224

Reference (Deposit): B501 pp. 44, 47

Reference (Deposit): B662n pp. 380-383

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 54

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 51

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 12

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 202

Reference (Deposit): MF410

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 074

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