The Mount Vesta is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 591 feet.
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
Elevation: 591 Feet (180 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 54.9292, -132.95560
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Mount Vesta MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mount Vesta
Secondary: Alaska Industrial Company
Secondary: West Coast Iron & Steel
Secondary: Champion
Secondary: Table Rock
Secondary: Limestone
Secondary: W.H. Dall
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Eskil Anderson
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS, 2 MILLSITES ACTIVE 1902. PATENTED 1906 MS 648 A&B PATENT #43918. CHANGED OWNERS 1947 WHICH REMAINS TO PRESENT. WORKINGS: OPEN CUTS & 80FT ADIT. VEINLETS OF TETRAHEDRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA AND SPHALERITE WITH AU & AG IN CRYSTALLINE LS NEAR CONTACT OF LS & GRANITE. VALUES NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO MINE.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-038
Reference (Deposit): P1
Reference (Deposit): B259d p. 67
Reference (Deposit): B284e pp. 43-44
Reference (Deposit): B347 p. 181
Reference (Deposit): B592e pp. 91-92
Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 66
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 176
Reference (Deposit): MF434
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