Coronation Island Mining Co.

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

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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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