The Colorado #2 is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,523 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: 2,523 Feet (769 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.1794, -146.30830
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Colorado #2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Colorado #2
Secondary: Whale Nos. 1-2
Secondary: Wood Creek
Secondary: Alaskan
Secondary: Mineral Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Mishko, Nick
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1940
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
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Exploration): CLAIMS ACTIVE CA. 1914 (KX 86-106). USGS CRIB A003759 USGS CRIB A003764 USGS CRIB A003803 USGS CRIB A003813 USGS CRIB A003839 USGS CRIB A003803 Workings consist of 2 adits, 1.5 and 4.3 m.-long, a 5.2 m. deep shaft, a 61 m. crosscut, and several open cuts.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-106
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-117
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-158
Reference (Deposit): B520h pp. 126-127
Reference (Deposit): B592k p. 239
Reference (Deposit): B622j pp. 169-170
Reference (Deposit): MF438
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 66, 68.
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1241 167 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MR32
Reference (Deposit): OF82-1029 33 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 27 pp. 101, 109.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73
Reference (Deposit): OF80-892B
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V-13).
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