The Apex-El Nido is a copper, gold, lead, silver, zinc, and tungsten mine located in Alaska.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 57.93333, -136.28333
Map: View on Google Maps
Apex-El Nido MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Apex-El Nido
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Geology): HR.AGE.MV: DIORITE AND AMPHIBOLITE
References
Reference (Deposit): COBB, EDWARD H., 1975, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES IN ALASKA, USGS MAP, MR-66.
Reference (Deposit): ROSSMAN, D. L., 1959, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND, ALASKA: USGS BULL. 1058-E, P. 139-216.
Reference (Deposit): COBB, EDWARD H., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE SITKA QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-467.
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