The Incas is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,903 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: 1,903 Feet (580 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 58.8639, -136.83330
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Incas MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Incas
Secondary: Incas Nos. 1-4
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1924
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Calcite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Plagioclase
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CLAIM LAPSED: NO CURRENT OWNER. MINERALIZATION DISCOVERED BY IBACH IN 1942. CLAIMS LOCATED IN 1936. PROPERTY LEASED BY LEROY MINING CO. IN 1945. WHEN WORKINGS DRIVEN IS UNCLEAR. SURFACE TRENCHING IS PROBABLE SOURCE OF PAST PRODUCTION.
Comment (Production): YEAR AND AMOUNT OF PAST PRODUCTION UNKNOWN.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-006
Reference (Deposit): B1058B pp. 35, 37-39, 46-48
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 160
Reference (Deposit): P632 p. 62
Reference (Deposit): MF436
Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 25
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C215-C217
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