The Portage Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,499 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
Elevation: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.875, -148.54420
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Portage Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Portage Mine
Secondary: Portage Gold Mines Ltd.
Secondary: Portage 1-5
Secondary: Foster 1-2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Portage Gold Mines, Ltd.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1933
Owner Name: Dominic Vietti
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1928
Production
Year: 1980
Description: Total Reported Production Up To 1940 60 Oz. Ag
Year: 1980
Description: Total Reported Production Up To 1940 490 Oz. Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): USGS CRIB A002982 USGS CRIB A002983 Workings consist of a 84.7 meter crosscut, a 105.2 meter drift, with approximately 67.1 meter of stoping and 73.2 meter of raises. One 48.8 meter raise reaches the surface at about 578.2 meter elevation.
References
Reference (Deposit): B622i pp. 131-139.
Reference (Deposit): PE95-5 4 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MF880A
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-168).
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 27
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 27
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 26-27
Reference (Deposit): B926D p. 233
Reference (Deposit): I273
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-034
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-341
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 25-26
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