Moon Anchor

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

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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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