Portage Mine

The Portage Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,499 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: 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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