Moonshine

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

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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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