The Alaska Mine is a copper, zinc, and silver mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,442 feet.
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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: 8,442 Feet (2,573 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.39778, -106.74917
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Alaska Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alaska Mine
Secondary: Alaska
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Cochetopa (Cochetopa Creek) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Marie L. Schaf
Home Office: Roscoe, Ca .
Years: 1947 -
Owner Name: Cochetopa Mining Co.
Home Office: Gunnison, Co.
Years: 1947 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1952
Discovery Year: 1892
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: San Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift
Type: L
Description: Cochetopa Dome; Razor Creek Dome; Los Ochos Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): METAMORPHIC BEDS TREND APPROX. N 29 E, 85 SE. REPORTED INTERSECTION OF VEIN BY BOTH ALASKA AND YUKON WORKINGS SUGGESTS VEIN STRIKES PARALLEL TO LOCAL BEDDING
Comment (Workings): 160-FT-DEEP SHAFT
Comment (Location): EAST OF COCHETOPA CREEK ABOVE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF CAMP KETTLE GULCH; ADJOINS YUKON CLAIM AND LIES 650 FT NE OF YUKON MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Commodity): FORMER CRIB ENTRY AND MILS ENTRY CITE AU AND PB BUT THESE OCCURRENCES WERE UNVERIFIED
Comment (Production): USGS MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S. VOLUMES REPORT YUKON WORKINGS PRODUCING CU IN 1914; ALASKA PRODUCED ZN IN 1912 AND 1913, AG AND CU IN 1917. CDM INSP. REPT. SAYS WORKINGS WERE IDLE SINCE 1923. UNSPECIFIED AMT. OF PRODUCTION REPORTED FOR 1952
References
Reference (Deposit): OLSON, J.C., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HOUSTON GULCH QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1287
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 7175
Reference (Deposit): COLO. DIV. MINES INSPECTOR'S REPT. 7/11/47
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