The Coronation Island Mining Co. is a lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,020 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,020 Feet (311 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 55.91389, -134.33056
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Coronation Island Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Coronation Island Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
District: Kuprean Of District
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Clay
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL LENSES, USUALLY 20 FT LONG OR MORE IN FAULT ZONE
Comment (Location): ON EASTERN SLOPE OF PIN PEAK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Production): MORE THAN 100 TONS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED.
Comment (Deposit): ALL GALENA WAS MINED OUT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-869, P. 47.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 433.
Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRCULAR 248, P. 11.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 963-4, P. 38-40.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 347, P. 190-191.
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