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Independence Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002567
MRDS ID A015000
Record type Site
Current site name Independence Mine
Alternate or previous names Carter Gulch
Related records 10112461

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -156.44185, 63.00361 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position HEAD OF CARTER GULCH, TRIB. OF GANES CR., Within 0.25 Mi Radius, Within 0.25 Mi Radius

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ophir A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ophir SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ophir(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Doyon, Limited(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-367, LOC. 1 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Iron Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -156.44185, 63.00361
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARTZ VEIN AND WALL ROCK ARE SEAMED WITH VEINS OF IRON CARBONATE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1907
Year of first production 1912
Year of last production 1914

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 60 FT TUNNEL, 60 FT WINZE, AND 80 FT OF DRIFTS ON 2 LEVELS.

Comments on development

  • DISCOVERED BEFORE 1908; MINED FOR A YEAR OR TWO ABOUT 1912; ABANDONED BEFORE 1920

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUART VEIN AVERAGING 2 FT IN THICKNESS ALONG HANGING WALL OF RHYOLITE DIKE; GOLD OCCURS IN FE-STAINED VUGS AND CREVICES, AND IN MAGNETITE GRAINS; A LITTLE GOLD DISSEMINATED IN WALL ROCK
Deposit Discovery Year: 1907-08

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-87 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey

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