Primrose Group

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

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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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