The Red Top is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 499 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: 499 Feet (152 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 58.3831, -136.47500
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Red Top MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Top
Secondary: Red Top No. 1-2
Secondary: Red Top Nos. 1-2
Secondary: Red Top Property
Secondary: Red Top Nos. 1-8
Secondary: Doc Silvers
Secondary: George Comstock
Secondary: M. G. Clouse
Secondary: Anita Garnick
Secondary: C. R. Murphy
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1930
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphene
Unknown: Zircon
Unknown: Albite
Unknown: Andesine
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Hornblende
Comments
Comment (Reference): RATAJ, 1975, NO. 111 (BM UNPB NOTES)
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-011
Reference (Deposit): PE111-3
Reference (Deposit): B1121K p. 50
Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 18-19, 33, 38, 67
Reference (Deposit): MF436
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 plates 1A, 1B, 2
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