The Point Astley is a zinc mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 190 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: 190 Feet (58 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 57.71, -133.63330
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Point Astley MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Point Astley
Secondary: Sunny Day 1-3
Secondary: Oceanic Mining Co.
Secondary: Smudge 1-6
Secondary: Alaska Copper Mining
Secondary: Lucky Ventures 1-4
Secondary: Silver Star 1-3
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
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: G. W. Seuffert
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
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: 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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reference): BANISTER, D.P., 1962, USBM EXAM. REPT. 54, 8P.
References
Reference (Deposit): REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987p. 33
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-34
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): OF77-649
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 115-012
Reference (Deposit): MF425
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 190
Reference (Deposit): B1108E p. 5
Reference (Deposit): B1108E p. 4
Reference (Deposit): GR1 p. 13
Reference (Deposit): GR1 pp. 23-29, map 5
Reference (Deposit): GR1 pp. 68, 70-71
Reference (Deposit): B1058A pp. 25, 27
Reference (Deposit): C248 pp. 6, 10
Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 60
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 420524 pp. 17-18
Reference (Deposit): MR115-3
Reference (Deposit): B800 pp. 318, 323, 327
Reference (Deposit): B773d pp. 131-133
Reference (Deposit): B379d p. 72
Reference (Deposit): B287 pp. 44-45
Reference (Deposit): B284b plate 9
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 115-035
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 115-015
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 115-013
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