Mount Vesta

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

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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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