NATURAL RESOURCES REPORT RECOUNTS MINING ACTIVITIES FOR 1961
Alaskan gold mining in 1961
continued on a scale of develop
ment and sniping; placer mining
was limited by rising costs and
the fixed price of gold; and an
influx of skin-diving gold seek
ers from “outside-’ was seen in
Alaska according to the 1961 an
nual report of the State Depart
ment of Natural Resources.
‘ The activities and accomplish
ments of the Division of Mines and
Minerals were outlined in the re
port which included factual sum
■Bferies of mining, oil and gas, pros
Iting and exploratory activity,
aloyment and accidents last year,
nder precious metals the report
s that Alaska’s lode gold mining
tinued on little more than the
le of development and sniping,
the Fairbanks area a small ton
e of ore was mined from open
: by the Arctic Alaska Fisheries
Enterprises, Inc., near Cleary
nmit. and milled at the Clear Mine
1. Also, a mill was completed by
•y Anderson, near Fairbanks, but
pic Management
or The Milepost
The Milepost,” for 14 years
ted and published by Mr. and
3. Bill Wallace is now under man
ment of the Alaska Sportsman,
ording to an announcement in
April issue of the publication.
The Milepost” will be printed in
ittle in the proposed Alaska Vil
e under present plans by “The
iska Sportsman.” The Alaska Vil
e. a few miles north of Seattle.
;xpected to be a permanent Alas
Canadian hospitality and busi
| ness center.
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j no ore was mined.
There were about 25 gold lodes
being prospected, maintained, or de
veloped throughout the state.
Ohio Fifth Grader j
Asks About State
In Jessen Letter
People of all ages are interested
in Alaska, and John Lingner, a fifth
grader from Shaker Heights, Ohio,
is no exception.
John recently wrote to Jessen’s
and said that during the year his
class had studied Alaska. Now, at
• the close of the
year, the teacher
told them to write
a theme on some
subject the y've
studied during the (
year. He chose
Alaska because “it
interested me so ;
I much."
John asked if .
the news paper
could send him
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cal color and:;
facts. Ho also stated that he \.as j
already planning on attending the
University of Alaska when he gets
ready to go to college.
After he received a copy of Jes
sen’s he said that he was surprised
to find that Alaska had earthquakes I
as recorded in the weather section.
He also wanted to find out about
tidal bores.
He closed his last letter with this
remark: “If I do ever get to the
University of Alaska, I will visit
the press.”
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Placer mining was further cur
tailed by rising costs and the fixed
price of gold. There were about 50C
men employed in placer mining in
1961 compared to about 550 in 1960.
and 4,240 in 1950.
Of special interest is the state
ment that the total amount of em
ployment quoted for 1961 is mislead
ing since many mines were operated
by one man for short periods of
time, that many of these people only
worked their property during per
iods of unemployment in other in
lustries.
Goodnews Bay Mining Company
aad another successful year in its
platinum dredging at Platinum.
The U. S. Smelting. Refining and
''lining Co. continued to curtail its
operations, prior to closure by the
md of 1963. except in two places,
dogatza River and at Chicken.
A few gold operations noted dur
ng the year included the Bavless
Drothers who mined on O'Brien
rreek in the Eagle district.
George Gilbertson moved his out
fit from Mosquito Fork in the For
ymile to Canyon Creek.
Fred Purdy mined as usual in the
F’ortymile.
Something New Added
Something new was added last
fear when a big influx of skin
living gold seekers from the “out
side" was notable.
No new production resulted from
the exploration programs, however
the amount of the year's exploration
was encouraging.
In the non-metallics field, sand
and gravel production remained de
pendent upon military contracts
and other construction.
Permanente Cement Co. carried
on development work in their lime
stone deposits at Kings River.
Under radioactives it is reported
that the Bay West Inc. mined by ,
underground methods at the Ken
drick Bay property. Prince Wales
Island, and shipped 2,500 tons of
uranium ore.
Military Contracts
Military contracts for the fiscal
year 1961-62 totaled 577,000 tons of ’
coal, an increase over the previous
fiscal year. Total coal production
for 1961 was 750.000 tons—primary
producer was Usibelli. The Barnnv
field contributed some production
for local use.
Total mineral production, includ
ing petroleum and gas. in Alaska
for 1961 is estimated at S36.566.000,
a considerable increase over 1960
because of crude oil and natural
gas production.
In prospecting and exploration, an
estimated $1,770,000 was spent. Well
over half of this was spent by four
companies.
A total of 923 claims v'<'rn staked
in 1961 as against 967 in 1960. mostly
for placer gold.
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