Gilpatrick Dike Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136938
MRDS ID A010390
MAS/MILS ID 0020950189
Record type Site
Current site name Gilpatrick Dike Mine
Alternate or previous names Ronan and James, Clara, Lisbon, Hattie, Meat-In-The-Pot, Olympia, Summit, Eurika, Midas, Patsy, Dorothy, Slate, Hutcher Fraction, Utopia, Iola, Champion, Gladiator, Aleutian, Blind Mule 1-10
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Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -149.57199, 60.61313 (WGS84)
Elevation 1064
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward C-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)

Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 006 N 002 W 14 SWSWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -149.57199, 60.61313

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15E
    Dip 75E
    Thickness 1.8M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N15E:75E
    Date of Last Modification 880212

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner United Mining And Development Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1938
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jack K. Vandelaar
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1948
    Description 3664 Tons Ore 1099 Ounces Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 34182.72g
  • Year 1948
    Description 3,664 Tons Ore 3545 Ounces Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 110261.84g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Indicated 2204mt ore
    Demonstrated 2204mt ore
    Total resources 2204mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 18.35 g/mt Silver Trace 1980
    Gold Au 25.12 g/mt Gold Major 1980

Comments on the workings information

  • USGS CRIB A002998 Workings consist of three adits at the 869, 1,006, and 1,036 meter elevations.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-MAY-88 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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