The Porcupine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 984 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: 984 Feet (300 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.3306, -149.38890
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Porcupine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Porcupine
Secondary: Porcupine 1-2
Secondary: Graystone Ledge No. 1
Secondary: Homestake
Secondary: Porky Pine Quartz No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Roger Dixon
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1973
Owner Name: Edward Frederick
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1911
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A002895 USGS CRIB A002909 USGS CRIB A002979
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-413
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-412
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-286
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-264
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-215).
Reference (Deposit): MF880A # 80.
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 52
Reference (Deposit): B587 pp. 147-148, plate 3 Nos. 56-58
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