The Mineral King Mine is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 449 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: 449 Feet (137 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 60.9536, -148.34140
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Mineral King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral King Mine
Secondary: Bettles
Secondary: Mineral King Disc.
Secondary: Mineral King 1-3
Secondary: Merrill
Secondary: Herman and Eaton
Secondary: Daily - Bennett Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
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
Owner Name: M. C. And C. A. Sage
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1973
Owner Name: R. J. Merrill
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1929
Owner Name: Alaska Pittsburgh Gold Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1920
Owner Name: George H. Hermann
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1912
Production
Year: 1984
Description: Total Reported Production 1912-1939 626 Oz. Ag
Year: 1984
Description: Total Reported Production 1912-1939 2783 Oz. Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings consist of a tunnel and a 237.7 m.-long adit at the 137 m. elevation and a raise to an upper (?) level.
References
Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 11
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-028
Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B592j pp. 231-232
Reference (Deposit): B622i p. 138
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 41-42, 52
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 pp. 48-49
Reference (Deposit): B662h p. 189
Reference (Deposit): B692g p. 150
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 12
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 17
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 24
Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 26-27
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 27
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 26
Reference (Deposit): I273
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380901 8 pp.
Reference (Deposit): PE95-2 2 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MF880A # 129
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-156).
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