The Hercules is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.2319, -146.35690
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Hercules MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hercules
Secondary: Johnson, Dorothy & Gunther
Secondary: Chesna
Secondary: Sunshine
Secondary: Millionaire
Secondary: Brevier Creek
Secondary: Venus
Secondary: Mineral King
Secondary: David Johnson
Secondary: Dorothy Giinther
Secondary: Buster
Secondary: Mineral Creek Mining Co.
Secondary: Mineral Creek
Secondary: Lloyd W. Owen Per
Secondary: Mineral Creek Mng. Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PART OF MINERAL CREEK MINING CO. HOLDINGS CA. 1914 (KX 86-3) EXACT PRODUCTION UNKNOWN. Workings Include: 1. Hercules claim; - 36.6 m.-long adit, 35.1 m. x-cut and two winzes. - 76.2 m.-long adit, 61 m. x-cut, 15 m. of drifts. 2. Chesna claim; - Lower adit - 54.9 m.-long. - Intermediate adit - ?. - Upper adit - > 15.2 m.-long. 3. Millionaire claim; - Lower adit - 137.2 m.-long. - Intertmediate adit - 18.3 m.long & a winze. - Upper adit - 13.7 m. x-cut, 9 m. winze, & a stope. 4. Mineral King claim; - 1 caved adit. 5. Buster claim; - 61 m.-long adit, & a 3 m. winze.
References
Reference (Deposit): PE86-2 p. 1.
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V-27).
Reference (Deposit): OF80-892B
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-003
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-003B
Reference (Deposit): B520h p. 125
Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B592k p. 239
Reference (Deposit): B622j p. 165
Reference (Deposit): B662h p. 190
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 360901
Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73
Reference (Deposit): MR32
Reference (Deposit): B1139 363 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MLA62-82 24 pp.
Reference (Deposit): B692g pp. 143-151.
Reference (Deposit): B810
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 28
Reference (Deposit): MF438 Locality # 23
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 66, 68.
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1241 167 pp.
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