Alaska

The Alaska is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in San Juan county, Colorado.

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

Name: Alaska  

State:  Colorado

County:  San Juan

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 37.93056, -107.63194

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Alaska MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alaska


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Colorado
County: San Juan


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): $90,000 TOTAL

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN - N75E 75-80 SE

Comment (Deposit): ALASKAITE, A LEAD - SILVER BISMUTH SULFO - SALT. CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 3,000 OZ. SILVER PER TON.


References

Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, 1946, COLO. SCI. SOC. PROC., VOL. 14, NO. 7, P. 405 AND PL. 1.

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, 1901, USGS BULL. 182, P. 195.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,64


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Placer mines at Cripple Creek, Colorado ca. 1892

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