The Rochester is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,509 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: 1,509 Feet (460 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 55.2008, -132.57920
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Rochester MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rochester
Secondary: Bound Brook
Secondary: Hetta Mountain
Secondary: Baltimore Millsite
Secondary: Dolphin
Secondary: Baltimore
Secondary: Raleigh
Secondary: Hetta
Secondary: Anderson Group
Secondary: Rochester Millsite
Secondary: Cleveland
Secondary: United Verdi Millsite
Secondary: Concord
Secondary: Star
Secondary: United Verdi
Secondary: Bennington
Secondary: Petrel
Secondary: Somerville
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Eskil Anderson
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MF433
Reference (Deposit): B1108B pp. 34-35
Reference (Deposit): P87 p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B379d pp. 81-82
Reference (Deposit): B347 p. 108
Reference (Deposit): B345e p. 95
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