The East Point Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,347 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,347 Feet (1,325 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.4486, -149.27780
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East Point Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: East Point Mine
Secondary: East Point 1-6
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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: Patrick Bogan
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1954
Owner Name: John Dryer
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1924
Production
Year: 1984
Description: Total Recorded Production 1924-1956 479 Oz. Ag
Year: 1984
Description: Total Recorded Production 1924-1956 1725 Oz. Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1905
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ROAD IMPROVEMENTS MADE. AFOC, 1980 Workings reported to consist of 30.5 m. of drifting and 21.3 m. of winze and stoping.
Comment (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: PATRICK BOGAN 809 NORTH BRAGOW ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99504
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-012
Reference (Deposit): B277a p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B520i pp. 141, 168
Reference (Deposit): B587 p. 202
Reference (Deposit): OF81-103 18 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MF880A # 74.
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-226).
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