Red Top Mine

The Red Top Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Alaska.

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: Red Top Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska
District: Kantishna

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1933
Time Period: 1922-1933

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1922
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Kantishna Antiform

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE FROM OPEN CUT AVERAGED 2.53 OZ AU PER TON, USGS BULL 836, P. 326-328
Analytical Data: ORE FROM UNDERGROUND AVERAGED .88 OZ AU AND 209.3 OZ AG PER TON AND 37.5% PB
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE FROM 5 TONS OF SACKED ORE ASSAYED 1.24 OZ AU AND 243.1 OZ AG PER TON, DAVIS, 1923, P. 122-123

Materials

Ore: Jamesonite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Polybasite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Gangue: Melanterite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Sulfur

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ADGGS REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 83-12, P. 17

Comment (Commodity): AU AND AG CONTENT INCREASES WITH SB AND AS CONTENT, DECREASES WITH GALENA CONTENT

Comment (Production): SMELTER RETURNS INDICATE 104 TONS OF ORE RAN 0.90 OZ/TON AU AND 214.4 OZ/TON AG, USGS BULL 849-F, P. 358, 361-364

Comment (Development): RECENT EXPLORATIONAL ACTIVITY REPORTED, USBM OFR 24-78, P. 4-25

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-SIDERITE VEINS CARRY IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED HIGH GRADE SHOOTS 6 IN TO 3 FT WIDE, VEINS LOCATED IN SHEAR ZONE TRENDING N 60 E, CAN BE TRACED FOR 1000 FT

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS, CAVED BY 1976, AND SURFACE CUTS

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE IN IRON-STAINED BIRCH CREEK SCHIST

Comment (Deposit): RELATED: LITTLE ANNIE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA TERRITORIAL DEPT. OF MINES. PAM 2, P. 20

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OFR 98, P. 9-10, 25 LOC. 18, 31 NO. 18

Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 24-78, P. 4-23 TO 4-26

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 17

Reference (Production): ADGGS OFR 98, P. 25

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 836, P. 326-328

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 849-F, P. 361-364

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 739, P. 36

Reference (Deposit): DAVIS, J.A., 1923, THE KANTISHNA REGION, ALASKA, IN STEWART, B.D., ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINE INSPECTOR TO THE GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, 1922: JUNEAU, ALASKA, P. 121-123

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