The Red Devil is a mercury mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 400 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: 400 Feet (122 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 61.7639, -157.31530
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Red Devil MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Devil
Secondary: Angel Nos. 1-6
Secondary: Red Devil Nos. 1-4
Secondary: Mercury
Secondary: Eurica Nos. 1-3
Secondary: Kosko Nos. 1-2
Secondary: Star Claims 1 Thru 18
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Ray Wolfe
Company ID: 5000565
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A003216 HALVORSON STAKED ORIGINAL CLAIMS 1933. STAR 1-18 STAKED 1954. ACTIVE 1974. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1961: 20,000 FLASKS HG. TWO SHAFTS, FIVE LEVELS PLUS SURFACE WORKINGS. ORE LARGELY EXHAUSTED BY 1964 (B1187). ORE BODIES OCCUR NEAR FAULTS CUTTING GRAYWACKE, SHALE AND ALTERED DIABASE DIKES (B1187). USGS CRIB W016538
References
Reference (Deposit): IC7941 pp. 12, 52, 85
Reference (Deposit): RI5243 pp. 1-2, 4-10
Reference (Deposit): RI5433 pp. 1-6, 8, 11-19
Reference (Deposit): P400B p. 35
Reference (Deposit): P400B p. 105
Reference (Deposit): IC8131 pp. 2, 8, 11-33
Reference (Deposit): MI194-1 pp. 14-18
Reference (Deposit): B1142G
Reference (Deposit): P501A p. 5
Reference (Deposit): B1187 pp. 2-3, 8-11, 20-21, 81
Reference (Deposit): B1198C pp. 9-10
Reference (Deposit): IC8252 pp. 31-33, 42-45, 53
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 89
Reference (Deposit): C615 pp. 16, 18-20
Reference (Deposit): MF368
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 83, No. 183
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 41
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. D-19
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 11
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 082-017
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 082-018
Reference (Deposit): PE82-1
Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 90
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 pp. 21, 23-24
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 082-011
Reference (Deposit): TDM2 p. 17
Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT147
Reference (Deposit): IC7379 p. 63
Reference (Deposit): RI4065 pp. 3, 9-18
Reference (Deposit): P268 pp. 2, 65, 106, 108-111
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