The Primrose Group is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,322 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
Elevation: 1,322 Feet (403 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.3078, -149.41530
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Primrose Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Primrose Group
Secondary: Primrose 1,2
Secondary: Nussbaumer Fraction
Secondary: Spruce Lode
Secondary: Star Lode 1-3
Secondary: Primrose Creek
Secondary: Naw-Ruz
Secondary: Star Lode
Secondary: Porcupine Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
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: David S. Moore And Ivan Merrill - Primrose Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: F. S. Pettyjohn
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1972
Owner Name: Charles Hubbard
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1914
Owner Name: Primrose Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1912
Owner Name: John Rice
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1911
Production
Not available
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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MISLOCATED ON USGS MAP. Three levels of workings totalling 137.2 m. are reported.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-010
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-412
Reference (Deposit): B542c pp. 37-38
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B587 pp. 146-147
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 56
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 43, 52
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 pp. 34-35
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B692i p. 175
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 32
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1983
Reference (Deposit): B520i pp. 131-173
Reference (Deposit): MF880A # 81.
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-214).
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