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Red Top Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Tungsten, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000633
MRDS ID A011248
Record type Site
Current site name Red Top Mine
Related records 10183074

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.9765, 63.53984 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Denali C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Denali NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount McKinley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AU AND AG CONTENT INCREASES WITH SB AND AS CONTENT, DECREASES WITH GALENA CONTENT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Polybasite Ore
Pyrargyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Marcasite Gangue
Melanterite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue
Sulfur Gangue

Analytical data

Result GRAB SAMPLE FROM 5 TONS OF SACKED ORE ASSAYED 1.24 OZ AU AND 243.1 OZ AG PER TON, DAVIS, 1923, P. 122-123
Result ORE FROM UNDERGROUND AVERAGED .88 OZ AU AND 209.3 OZ AG PER TON AND 37.5% PB
Result ORE FROM OPEN CUT AVERAGED 2.53 OZ AU PER TON, USGS BULL 836, P. 326-328

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Birch Creek;Birch Creek
    Rock description Birch Creek;Birch Creek

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.9765, 63.53984
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Kantishna Antiform

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 E TO N 70 E}
    Dip STEEPLY SE TO VERTICAL}
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 304.8M
    Width 0.53M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Cross Cutting Fracture System Localized Ore, Veins Cut Off To East By Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE IN IRON-STAINED BIRCH CREEK SCHIST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discoverer J. Quigley
Year of first production 1922

Mining district

District name Kantishna

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Production statistics

  • Year 1933
    Period 1922-1933
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Lead Lead 34.78mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 5825.7g
    Major Ore Silver Silver 1358.1g

Comments on the production information

  • SMELTER RETURNS INDICATE 104 TONS OF ORE RAN 0.90 OZ/TON AU AND 214.4 OZ/TON AG, USGS BULL 849-F, P. 358, 361-364

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 3500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 3151.1003 g/mt Silver Major 1983
    Gold Au 21.1767 g/mt Gold Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADGGS REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 83-12, P. 17

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS, CAVED BY 1976, AND SURFACE CUTS

Comments on development

  • RECENT EXPLORATIONAL ACTIVITY REPORTED, USBM OFR 24-78, P. 4-25

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ-SIDERITE VEINS CARRY IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED HIGH GRADE SHOOTS 6 IN TO 3 FT WIDE, VEINS LOCATED IN SHEAR ZONE TRENDING N 60 E, CAN BE TRACED FOR 1000 FT
Deposit RELATED: LITTLE ANNIE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 13-APR-1994 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey PARSED OUT HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK TYPES, AGES, UNIT NAMES, AND UNIT AGES.
Editor 14-APR-1995 Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) U.S. Geological Survey PUT DIMENSION DATA INTO THE ORE BODY FIELDS FROM THE DEPOSIT COMMENTS FIELD.

Beyond USGS

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