The Spik is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,394 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: 1,394 Feet (425 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 54.7875, -132.08060
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Spik MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spik
Secondary: Hay
Secondary: Ard
Secondary: Dorothy
Secondary: Barbara
Secondary: Last
Secondary: Arm
Secondary: Ean
Secondary: Stack
Secondary: Mac
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
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
Owner Name: James A. Walper
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
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
Comment (Deposit): ACTIVE 1916. NO FURTHER ACTIVITY UNTIL 1966 & 1967 WHEN TWO BLOCKS TOTALLING 369 CLAIMS WERE STAKED OVER MINERALIZED BELT. IRREGULAR MASSES OF BORNITE, CHALCOPYRITE & PYRRHOTITE IN GREENSTONE BELT WITH ASSOCIATED GRANITIC INTRUSIVES WORKINGS IN 1916: FEW OPEN CUTS & SHORT ADIT.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-068
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-070A
Reference (Deposit): B662c p. 67
Reference (Deposit): B800 p. 323
Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT DRAFT 4404 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): MF434
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-052
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