Hawk Inlet

The Hawk Inlet is a mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,050 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

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Site Name

Primary: Hawk Inlet
Secondary: Alaska Empire Gold Mine
Secondary: Charlie Williams Property
Secondary: Pekovich Gold Mine
Secondary: Williams Group
Secondary: Hawk Inlet Mining Property
Secondary: Premier Gold Mine

Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold

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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: WGM, Inc. (Watts, Griffis And Mc Ouat - Expl. Contractor)
Percent: 82.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Alaska Empire Gold Mining Co.
Percent: 18.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Discovery Year: 1919
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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): B783b pp. 41-44, 47-50

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 16-17

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 19

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 19

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 18

Reference (Deposit): MR112-11

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 17

Reference (Deposit): I323

Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 130

Reference (Deposit): B1181R

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 137

Reference (Deposit): GC8 pp. 14-15, 20

Reference (Deposit): MF435

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-25

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-032

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-163

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 12

Reference (Deposit): B773d p. 72

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 7

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