The Kennecott Unpatented Claims is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 6,250 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: 6,250 Feet (1,905 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 61.5319, -142.86330
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Kennecott Unpatented Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kennecott Unpatented Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Coastal Mining Co.
Company ID: 5000059
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
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): CLAIMS COVER UNPATD GROUND HELD BY KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. SOME RECENT DRILLING. SEE BACKUP FILES - KENNECOTT.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-141
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-144
Reference (Deposit): B1246
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 83, No. 149
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-69
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