The Moon Anchor is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,232 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: 4,232 Feet (1,290 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.45, -149.29440
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Moon Anchor MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moon Anchor
Secondary: Kenai-Alaska Gold Co.
Secondary: Whistler
Secondary: Good Hope
Secondary: Monitor
Secondary: Black Butte 1 and 2
Secondary: Moose
Secondary: Crown Point Mine
Secondary: Mountain View
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Edward Nielson
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1958
Owner Name: Houldsberry, Anson
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1955
Owner Name: Bertha Midyett And Louis Knudson
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Crown Point Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1935
Owner Name: Kenai-Alaska Gold Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1910
Owner Name: T. W. Hawkins, C. E. Brown, J. R. Hayden, And J. Adams
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1910
Owner Name: J. W. And C. E. Stevenson
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1906
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Workings): USGS CRIB A002865 Workings consist of four working levels with extensive stoping between the 3 upper levels, with the lower level used for haulage.
References
Reference (Deposit): B442i p. 173
Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B520i pp. 138, 142, 147-150, 160
Reference (Deposit): B542c pp. 37-38
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B587 pp. 157-163
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 56
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 43, 50
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 35
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 45
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-77
Reference (Deposit): MF880A # 70.
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-227).
Reference (Deposit): B692i p. 175
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 32-33
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 29
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-003
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-160
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-358
Reference (Deposit): B379g p. 107
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