The Polar Mining Inc. is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,152 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,152 Feet (351 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.3292, -146.34580
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Polar Mining Inc. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Polar Mining Inc.
Secondary: Hinkley Gulch
Secondary: Hinckley Gulch 1-2
Secondary: Hinckley Gulch 1 Above
Secondary: Buckeye Creek
Secondary: Banner Creek
Secondary: Tenderfoot Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bob Loveless
Company ID: 5001413
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: Gilbert Monroe
Company ID: 5001413
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: Don May
Company ID: 5001413
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: Polar Mining Inc.
Company ID: 5001413
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Production
Year: 1947
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 196 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 313 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 1,476 Yards Processed. 2481 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 11,111 Yards Processed. 2564 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1907
Description: 2284 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1907
Description: 483 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 9 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 36 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1956: 14 OZ AU, 6 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). MSHA ID 5001413
References
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): IR BIT 46 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): MR60-3
Reference (Deposit): GC3 pp. 2, 4
Reference (Deposit): MF388
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 059-022
Reference (Deposit): MR195-10 p. 135
Reference (Deposit): MR195-8 p. 77
Reference (Deposit): IR ERP 30 p. 1
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