Crackerjack Mine

The Crackerjack Mine is a copper 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

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Site Name

Primary: Crackerjack Mine
Secondary: Hollis
Secondary: Brown-Alaska Co.
Secondary: Bawden
Secondary: Braintree
Secondary: Lane
Secondary: Mcmicken
Secondary: Portal

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska
District: Ketchikan District

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dike Is Pyritized And Epidotized

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $15/TON AU & AG (1905 PRICES)

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Graphite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Commodity): ALSO AN OCCURRENCE OF UNIDENTIFIED "SULF-ANTIMONY OR BISMUTH MINERAL" (WRIGHT & WRIGHT, 1908)

Comment (Deposit): 2 QUARTZ VEINS

Comment (Production): MINED AT TURN OF CENTURY. NO DATA ON QUANTITY OR GRADE OF ORE.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P. 91-92.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 259, P. 66.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 347, P. 160-161

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 480, P. 70.

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 17, P. 11-12

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 433.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-869, P. 48-49.

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