The Copper Coin is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 518 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: 518 Feet (158 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 60.3056, -147.79440
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Copper Coin MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Coin
Secondary: Rex Lode
Secondary: Russell Ball Copper Co.
Secondary: Ms 928
Secondary: Eureka Lode
Commodity
Primary: Copper
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-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
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Production): Between 1908-1910 some ore shipped to smelter.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-238
Reference (Deposit): B379e pp. 90-91
Reference (Deposit): B443 p. 68
Reference (Deposit): B662h p. 184
Reference (Deposit): B662i pp. 216-217
Reference (Deposit): B692g p. 146
Reference (Deposit): B963B pp. 72-73
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-50).
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