The Case Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,499 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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.5, -149.30830
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Case Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Case Mine
Secondary: Grant Lake Development Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Grant Lake Development Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: J. F. Case And E. E. Whitney
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1911
Production
Year: 1980
Description: Total Reported Production 123 Oz. Ag
Year: 1980
Description: Total Reported Production 792 Oz. Au
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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Three adits occur at elevations of approximately 457, 469, and 488 meters. The lower level consists of a 3 meter adit, the intermediate level contains 51.8 meters of workings, 9 meters of which have been stoped to the surface. The upper level consists of 12.2 meters of drift. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 2243
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-021
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 46
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B692i p. 176
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B849I p. 520
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B622i pp. 131-139.
Reference (Deposit): B662h pp. 183-192.
Reference (Deposit): B692g pp. 143-172.
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380901
Reference (Deposit): MF880A
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-231).
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