Spik

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

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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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