Hercules

The Hercules is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,501 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

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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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