The Moonshine is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 951 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: 951 Feet (290 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 55.2017, -132.36970
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Moonshine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moonshine
Secondary: Moonshine Nos. 1-18
Secondary: E.A. Knapp
Secondary: Alaska Galena
Secondary: Chomley Mng. Co.
Secondary: James A. Walper
Secondary: Research
Secondary: Polymetal
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A000867
References
Reference (Deposit): MF433
Reference (Deposit): OF78-869 pp. 137-138
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-65
Reference (Deposit): MR195-3 p. 1
Reference (Deposit): B642d p. 82
Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 16
Reference (Deposit): MR191-1A
Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B800 pp. 327, 367-368
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 420524 p. 111
Reference (Deposit): MR191-5 p. 6
Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 75
Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 173
Reference (Deposit): SR1 p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B1246
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 p. 93
Reference (Deposit): P1 p. 88
Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 72
Reference (Deposit): B345e p. 97
Reference (Deposit): B347 pp. 187-188
Reference (Deposit): B379d pp. 83-84
Reference (Deposit): B480e p. 102
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B542c pp. 33-34
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-033
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