Babe Mining Co.

The Babe Mining Co. is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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: Babe Mining Co.
Secondary: Green
Secondary: Jocarbil
Secondary: De France
Secondary: Bear Creek
Secondary: Gresham
Secondary: Moore
Secondary: Hoben & Davis
Secondary: Beede, Walcott, & Riley
Secondary: John Hirshey
Secondary: Gallagher, Shell, & Richards
Secondary: Belmont
Secondary: Slaughter
Secondary: Gaunt
Secondary: Thompson
Secondary: Reynolds

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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

Not available

Production

Year: 1931
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1930
Description: 100 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 20,000 Yards Processed. 87 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 30 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 58 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 58 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 100 Yards Processed. 13 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 3,555 Yards Processed. 567 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1906
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): REFERENCE POINT LOCATION NEAR MOUTH OF BEAR CREEK. USGS CRIB A002821

References

Reference (Deposit): C196 p. 10

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B849I pp. 505-506, 521, 526

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 12

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 44-45

Reference (Deposit): B649 p. 60

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 55

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 46

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-075

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-016

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-008

Reference (Deposit): B587 pp. 172, 182-185, 196-197

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B520i pp. 141, 160-161

Reference (Deposit): P70 p. 163

Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B277a pp. 8, 36, 46-47

Reference (Deposit): B259g pp. 91-92, 95, 98

Reference (Deposit): AR20d pp. 318, 320

Reference (Deposit): AR18b pp. 81-82

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-472

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-298

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-118

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