Big Hurrah

The Big Hurrah is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 276 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: Big Hurrah
Secondary: King Solomon
Secondary: October Fraction
Secondary: Sour Dough
Secondary: July Fraction
Secondary: Potaquba Fraction
Secondary: Elmer S.
Secondary: King Solomon 1-6
Secondary: Quena
Secondary: Dewey
Secondary: Josephine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska
District: Nome 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: Private Lease
Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Night Hawk Resources, Ltd.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1986

Owner Name: Cornwall Pacific
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1986

Owner Name: Golden Zone Inc.
Percent: 100.0

Production

Year: 1903
Description: Assay=0.69 Oz/Ton 330 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1904
Description: Assay=0.50 Oz/Ton 9656 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1905
Description: Assay=0.50 Oz/Ton 12410 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1906
Description: Assay=0.37 Oz/Ton 12000 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1907
Description: Assay=0.47 Oz/Ton 15600 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1952
Description: Production Reported 21100 Dollars
Year: 1995
Description: Ore Production 1995 Est From Adit 80000 Mt/Yr

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Shrinkage Methods - Overhand Shrinkage
Milling Method: Hydrometallurgy Unspecified
Year First Production: 1903
Discovery Year: 1901
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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: Gold
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Silver

Comments

Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB D002598 USGS CRIB W016514 LIMIITED DATA AVAILABLE, UNABLE TO UP DATE, 1997: DELETED FROM ADIT: 1995 RESOURCES COULD NOT BE VERIFIED, BUT WERE LEFT IN THE R-SET RECORD 2.

Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: ANACONDA COMPANY 555-17TH STREET DENVER, COLORADO 80202 OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: HAWLEY RESOURCE GROUP 8740 HARTZELL ROAD ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99507 TELE: (907) 344-6114 OWNER ADDRESS: ANACONDA COMPANY 2550 DENALI STREET SUITE-1000-NORTH TOWER ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99503 TELE: (907) 276-8115 CURRECT 1997 OWNERSHIP DATA NOT AVAILABALE:

References

Reference (Deposit): MR192-5 pp. 4-5

Reference (Deposit): OF17 pp. 1-2, 4

Reference (Deposit): MR192-8 p. 2

Reference (Deposit): TDM5R p. 43

Reference (Deposit): C196 pp. 1-2, 4

Reference (Deposit): IR JAW 521120 pp. 7-8

Reference (Deposit): IR JAW 530909 p. 5

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 126-127

Reference (Deposit): P610 pp. 16, 19

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-023

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-207

Reference (Reserve-Resource): RPTS ON BIG HURRAH p. 2

Reference (Deposit): B259b p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B284b p. 6

Reference (Deposit): B284n p. 137

Reference (Deposit): B314j pp. 146-147, 155

Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 223, 228-232

Reference (Deposit): B345m pp. 234-237

Reference (Deposit): B379p p. 292

Reference (Deposit): B433 pp. 59, 93, 139, 143-147

Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B442s p. 360

Reference (Deposit): B480d p. 73

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 69

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 55

Reference (Deposit): B722f pp. 163, 173-174, 179, 198, 200-204

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 23

Reference (Deposit): GR33 pp. 2, 5-6, 12-14, 21, 29

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-022

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 23

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 24

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 89

Reference (Deposit): BMOF73-75 pp. 72, 95-96

Reference (Deposit): MF445

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 45

Reference (Deposit): OF511 p. 5

Reference (Deposit): OF75-2

Reference (Deposit): OF77-796B

Reference (Deposit): OF78-181 p. 23

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 80, No. 46

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. A-54

Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 11

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 8

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