Mexican

The Mexican is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 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: Mexican

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska

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: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1916
Mined: 193429.120 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 175476 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1915
Mined: 238570.960 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 216428 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1904
Mined: 251148.330 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 227838 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1903
Mined: 263951.670 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 239453 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1902
Mined: 228679.920 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 207455 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1901
Mined: 197269.570 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 178960 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1900
Mined: 183478.560 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 166449 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1899
Mined: 183043.150 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 166054 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1898
Mined: 179078.130 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 162457 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1897
Mined: 174170.640 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 158005 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1896
Mined: 112107.230 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 101702 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1895
Mined: 87566.480 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 79439 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1894
Mined: 80624.120 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 73141 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1914
Mined: 257342.210 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 233457 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1913
Mined: 250348.050 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 227112 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1912
Mined: 257168.050 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 233299 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1911
Mined: 250313.880 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 227081 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1910
Mined: 241362.010 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 218960 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1909
Mined: 243584.270 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 220976 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1908
Mined: 271118.900 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 245955 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1907
Mined: 236184.460 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 214263 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1906
Mined: 262197.890 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 237862 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1905
Mined: 257924.230 mt
Material type: Ore
Description: 233985 Short Tons Ore

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1894
Discovery Year: 1881
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINING HALTED APRIL 21, 1917 DUE TO CAVE-IN AND FLOODING. MINE WAS ONE OF FOUR IN A COMPLEX. OTHER MINES WERE:700-FOOT TREADWELL, AND READY BULLION. 1886 Mexican Gold and Silver Co. formed. 1891 Alaska Mexican Gold Mining Co. begins work. MILL: 1894 Mexican began with 60 stamps and enlarged to 120 in 1896. 1912-17 30 more were added giving the total of 150 stamps. 1917 the workings were flooded with sea water closing the mine. For total production: see Treadwell (0021120188)

References

Reference (Deposit): HARD ROCK GOLD p. 35

Reference (Deposit): REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987pp. 23-24

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