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Moon Anchor

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136602
MRDS ID A002925
MAS/MILS ID 0020950114
Record type Site
Current site name Moon Anchor
Alternate or previous names Kenai-Alaska Gold Co., Whistler, Good Hope, Monitor, Black Butte 1 and 2, Moose, Crown Point Mine, Mountain View

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -149.29697, 60.44953 (WGS84)
Elevation 1290
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward B-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)

Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 004 N 001 E 09 W2NESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -149.29697, 60.44953
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50E
    Dip 77S
    Length 457.2M
    Width 0.6M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N50E:77S
    Date of Last Modification 881220

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner J. W. And C. E. Stevenson
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1906
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner T. W. Hawkins, C. E. Brown, J. R. Hayden, And J. Adams
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1910
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kenai-Alaska Gold Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1910
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Crown Point Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1935
  • Type Owner
    Owner Houldsberry, Anson
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1955
  • Type Owner
    Owner Edward Nielson
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1958
  • Type Owner
    Owner Bertha Midyett And Louis Knudson
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1981

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Inferred 33068mt ore
    Total resources 33068mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10.3 g/mt Gold Major 1984
    Silver Ag 2.82 g/mt Silver Trace 1984

Comments on the workings information

  • USGS CRIB A002865 Workings consist of four working levels with extensive stoping between the 3 upper levels, with the lower level used for haulage.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-1988 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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