The Miners River is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,018 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: 2,018 Feet (615 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 61.0922, -147.27500
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Miners River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Miners River
Secondary: Munson
Secondary: Munsen
Secondary: Copper Mountain 1-6
Secondary: David Vietti
Secondary: David Copper 1-3
Secondary: Four-In-One
Secondary: Gray Eagle No. 1
Secondary: Dado Group
Secondary: Gamblin, Pedersen & Vietti
Secondary: Charles Elwood and Associates
Secondary: Gray Eagle
Secondary: Copper King
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Gold
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
Not available
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: Silver
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Reference): PILGRIM, 1930 (UNPB TDM MAP)
Comment (Workings): CLAIMS WORKED CA. 1929, 1954, 1956-1958 (KX 85-56, 84, 114) Workings consist of a 18.3 m. crosscut and open pits.
References
Reference (Deposit): PE85-19 4 pp.
Reference (Deposit): B963B p. 77
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-114
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-056
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality A-8).
Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1095 183 pp.
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 66-67.
Reference (Deposit): MF409
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