Henry Ford

The Henry Ford is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Henry Ford

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Arsenopyrite
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The upper Henry Ford vein strikes N 40 E and dips to the northwest. This quartz vein carries free gold, but also a large percentage of arsenopyrite. Assays of concentrates from one of the surface pits near the creek showed this arsenopyrite to carry some gold and 1600 ounces of silver per ton. The vein is cut in three places by stringers, all of which carry gold (W. J. McCarty, unpublished report, 1932).

Comment (Production): Production Notes = Total production from the American Eagle mine workings (including the Henry Ford vein and McCarty vein) is estimated at 26,800 ounces from 16,750 tons of ore grading 1.6 ounces of gold per ton (Porterfield and Croff, 1986).

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Shaft on a vein.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = W. J. McCarty, unpublished report, 1932

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Gold-quartz vein.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Porterfield, J. and Croff, C., 1986, Summary report for the Cleary Project, Fairbanks district, Alaska - 1985: Placid Oil Company Report, 36 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-413, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542-F, p. 137-202.

Reference (Deposit): Hill, J.M., 1933, Lode deposits of the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849-B, p. 29-163.

Reference (Deposit): Killeen, P.L., and Mertie, J.B., 1951, Antimony ore in the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 51-46, 43 p.

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