Red Top Mine

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

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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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