The Copper Mountain 1-6 is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 249 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: 249 Feet (76 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 60.8836, -144.67580
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Copper Mountain 1-6 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Mountain 1-6
Secondary: Falck
Secondary: L.P.M. Falck
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: L. P. M. Falck
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
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
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Copper
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings consist of: 335.3 m. elev. adit - 7.6 m. of workings; 429.8 m. elev. - open pit; 432.8 m. elev. adit - 4.6 m. of workings; 441.9 m. elev. - open pit; 445.0 m. elev. - open pit; 463.3 m. elev. - open pit; 487.7 m. elev. - open pit.
References
Reference (Deposit): B379e pp. 87-96
Reference (Deposit): B443 89 pp.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality C-78)
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-030
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 66, 68
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality P-3).
Reference (Deposit): B605 pp. 103-104
Reference (Deposit): MF392
Reference (Deposit): OF82-1029 33 pp.
Reference (Deposit): B1139 363 pp.
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