The Hidden Creek is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,976 feet.
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: 3,976 Feet (1,212 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 61.5625, -143.18060
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Hidden Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hidden Creek
Secondary: Great Northern Development Co.
Secondary: M.S. 1424
Secondary: Tjosevig Bros.
Secondary: T. Josevig 1-10
Secondary: Josevig-Kennicott Corp.
Secondary: Norway No. 2
Secondary: M.S. 1423
Secondary: Valdez Exploration Co.
Secondary: Nebraska
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Knutson, Howard J., Et Al.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): M.S. 1423 ISSUED 1924 ON 189.12 ACRES - PAT #941370. M.S. 1424 ISSUED 1924 ON 52.60 ACRES - PAT #941729. SEVERAL PROSPECTS, W/SHORT ADITS OR SURFICIAL WORKINGS ALONG FAULTS IN NIKOLAI GREENSTONE OR AT NIKOLAI-CHITISTONE CONTACT W/MALACHITE, CHALCANTHITE, MINOR BORNITE (MF773B).
References
Reference (Deposit): B622g p. 115
Reference (Deposit): B662g pp. 162-163
Reference (Deposit): B947F pp. 98, 118-119
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-058
Reference (Deposit): B345h pp. 158-160
Reference (Deposit): B374 pp. 77-79
Reference (Deposit): B442g p. 161
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 61-62
Reference (Deposit): MF395
Reference (Deposit): MF773B
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