The Red Top Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,949 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: 1,949 Feet (594 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.5403, -150.97250
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Red Top Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Top Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Kantishna Mines, Ltd.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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: Siderite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Polybasite
Unknown: Pyrargyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings consist of a caved 91.4 m long adit with several stopes and several surface trenches.
References
Reference (Deposit): BMOF129-84 pp. 124-126 (Locality 28)
Reference (Deposit): MR66-1 pp. 4-5
Reference (Deposit): B849F pp. 370-371
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 24
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 24-25
Reference (Deposit): MR193-3 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): B1246
Reference (Deposit): MF366
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-5
Reference (Deposit): MR66-0 pp. 1-29
Reference (Deposit): B662k pp. 319-320
Reference (Deposit): B687 pp. 101-102
Reference (Deposit): B836e pp. 330-331
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