Tri-Con Mill

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257404
MAS/MILS ID 0020580165
Record type Site
Current site name Tri-Con Mill
Alternate or previous names Ester Dome, Grant Mine, Northeast Side of Ester Dome

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -147.96125, 64.88026 (WGS84)
Elevation 198
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fairbanks D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Big Delta NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 001 N 002 W 28 NESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -147.96125, 64.88026

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Tri-Con Mining, Inc.
    ID 5001329
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1986
  • Type Owner
    Owner Roger C. Burggraf
    ID 5001329
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983
  • Type Operator
    Owner Silverado Mines Ltd.,Tri-Con Mining Inc.
    ID 5001329
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATOR ADDRESS: TRI-CON MINING COMPANY, INC. P.O.BOX 2357 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99707 TELE: (907) 479-2596

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1982

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1983

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUN-1988 Hfd U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 01/15/1986
MSHA mine ID5001329
Mine name (MSHA)Tri-Con Mill Or New Tri-Con Mill
Current operatorTri-Con Mining Inc
Current controller (parent)Silverado Gold Mines Ltd
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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