Alaska Homestake Mine

The Alaska Homestake Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 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: Alaska Homestake Mine
Secondary: Homestake Mining Co.
Secondary: Virgil Park
Secondary: Alaska Free Gold Co.
Secondary: Homestake
Secondary: Bruno 1-3

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
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: Peter Black And William Hogan
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1913

Owner Name: Dave And Donna Williams, And Steve Wells
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Edward Schnoor
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1972

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Sphalerite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): HOMESTAKE MINING CO. ACTIVE CA. 1916. BRUNO CLAIMS STAKED 1958, RESTAKED 1972. ASSESSMENT WORK THRU 1977 (KX 85-187). Workings consist of a 83.8 m. adit, a lower inaccessable adit, and a 19.5 m. winze.

References

Reference (Deposit): MF409

Reference (Deposit): OF79-1095 184 pp.

Reference (Deposit): B592j pp. 195-236.

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality A-30).

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-187

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-066

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-188

Reference (Deposit): B662h p. 189

Reference (Deposit): B692g p. 150

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 33

Reference (Deposit): MR193-2 pp. 23-24

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