Kasna Creek

The Kasna Creek is a mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,500 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: Kasna Creek
Secondary: Platsburg
Secondary: Barnes
Secondary: Cook
Secondary: Gilt Edge
Secondary: Kendall
Secondary: King
Secondary: Belle
Secondary: Cyanide
Secondary: Peary

Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Alaska
District: Bristol Bay Mining Region

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: St. Eugene Mining Corp. Ltd.
Company ID: 5000198
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1977

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1906
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: Calcite
Unknown: Amphibole
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Talc

Comments

Comment (Reference): MALONEY MEMO.(AFOC) 1971

Comment (Deposit): INDICATED RESOURCE NUMBER AT 75% P & GRADE TAKEN FROM MEMO TO H BENNETT FROM RAY MALONEY (AFOC) 3/31/71. INFERRED TONNAGE (50% P) ENTERED IS 1.333 TIMES 75% P TONNAGE. STRIPPING RATIO IS 1:2. MINE LIFE CALCULATED TO BE 14 YEARS. COSTING COMPLETED FROM SCRATCH BY BOB BOTTGE. SEE BACKUP FILE FOR DETAILS. FLOTATION MILLING SYSTEM USED. CONCENTRATE PRODUCED CONTAINS 25% COPPER. COSTING FROM SCRATCH BY BOB BOTTGE. SEE BACKUP FILE FOR DETAILS. AFTER 4 YEAR PREPRODUCTION MINE WILL PRODUCE 14 YEARS. REMOTE LOCATION REQUIRES THE BUILDING OF A TOWNSITE AND ROAD. MINE PROD. COSTS BASED ON 5 D/WK OPERATION, WHILE MILL COST IS BASED ON A 357 DAY/YEAR OPERATION. BASE YEAR FOR COSTING BOTH MINE & MILL IS 1970 ESTIMATED CAPITAL COSTS MINE - ACQUSITION $ 100,000 - EXPLORATION 5,700,000 - DEVELOPMENT (STRIPPING $840,000, ROAD $2,000,000) - EQUIPMENT 2,330,100 - PLANT $2,411,600 & TOWNSITE 3,143,800 - WORKING CAPITAL 546,800 MILL - PLANT & EQUIPMENT - WORKING CAPITAL 22,658,300 ESTIMATED OPERATING COSTS 1,430,000 MINE - $1.983/METRIC TON MILL - 5.348/METRIC TON NO INCREASE OF MILL COST ESTIMATED, DUE TO MINE LIFE. M.S. NO. 973.

References

Reference (Deposit): OF272 pp. 13-16

Reference (Deposit): GC20 pp. 2, 4-10, 14

Reference (Deposit): MF378

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 83, No. 173

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. D-52

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 45, No. 92

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 093-007

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 093-013

Reference (Reserve-Resource): SR38 p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B442j pp. 198-199

Reference (Deposit): B485 pp. 121-122

Reference (Deposit): B655 pp. 150-151

Reference (Deposit): B862 pp. 92-93

Reference (Deposit): IC7379 p. 33

Reference (Deposit): RI4828

Reference (Deposit): C207 pp. 3-4

Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 77

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 14-16

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