The Apollo is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 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: 98 Feet (30 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 55.1897, -160.55690
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Apollo MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Apollo
Secondary: Unga Island
Secondary: Cauffman
Secondary: Sitka Consolidated Mining Company
Secondary: Alaska Empire Mining Company
Secondary: Delaroff Mining Company
Secondary: Crandall & Manga
Secondary: Pekovich
Secondary: M. S. 37-43
Secondary: M. S. 290
Secondary: Little Joker
Secondary: Empire
Secondary: Alaska
Secondary: Alameda
Secondary: California
Secondary: Carleton
Secondary: Tiger
Secondary: Quartz Group
Secondary: Olgen
Secondary: Rising Sun
Secondary: Giant
Secondary: Prospect
Secondary: Ptarmigan
Secondary: M. S. 291
Secondary: M. S. 292-296
Secondary: M. S. 297-298
Secondary: M. S. 548
Secondary: Apollo-Sitka Mines?
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
District: Ak Peninsula
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Alaska Apollo Resources, Inc. (Aari)
Company ID: 5001421
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1987
Owner Name: Daughrty Petroleum Inc. (Sub Of Aari)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1997
Production
Year: 1896
Description: 19367 Troy Ounces Au
Year: 1895
Description: 10904 Troy Ounces Au
Year: 1894
Description: 1708 Troy Ounces Au
Year: 1893
Description: 2315 Troy Ounces Au
Year: 1892
Description: 1462 Troy Ounces Au
Year: 1891
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Shrinkage Methods
Milling Method: Unspecified
Year First Production: 1891
Discovery Year: 1891
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LIMITED DATA AVAILABLE. PROPERTY IS A SMALL GOLD PRODUCER, AS OF RANDOL, 1996/97. RESERVES COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. POSSIBLY A FORMER PAST PRODUCER BROUGHT BACK INTO PRODUCTION: USGS CRIB W016495 MSHA ID 5001061
Comment (Reference): BROWN, F.R. UNPUB REPT., 1935.
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION THROUGH 1959 REPORTEDLY 107,900 TROY OZ AU.
Comment (Exploration): EXTENSIVE UNDERGROUND AND SURFACE SAMPLING; EAKINS, 1980, MINE ACTIVITY PAPER.
References
Reference (Deposit): IC7379 p. 22
Reference (Deposit): UNPB RPT 480619
Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 111
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, P118
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 23
Reference (Deposit): MF443
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169F
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 17
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. D-92
Reference (Deposit): N MINER 810910 p. 10
Reference (Deposit): W MNG NEWS 810911 p. 11
Reference (Deposit): SR31 p. 13
Reference (Deposit): SR33 pp. 12, 13, 17, 18
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 11
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 138-002
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 138-003
Reference (Deposit): B259
Reference (Deposit): B284b p. 6
Reference (Deposit): B345b pp. 28-29
Reference (Deposit): B379h pp. 149-150
Reference (Deposit): B394 pp. 196, 199
Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B467 pp. 21, 125-126
Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B480d p. 66
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 49-50
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 24
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 28
Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT DRAFT 4503
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