The Apex is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 328 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: 328 Feet (100 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 54.7875, -132.05420
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Apex MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Apex
Secondary: Polson & Ickis
Secondary: Adit
Secondary: Astor
Secondary: Eureka
Secondary: Wano
Secondary: Hillside
Secondary: Arm
Secondary: Ean
Secondary: South Apex
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Walter Gold, Effie Glicksman And William H. Timlin Estate
Home Office: Wisconsin
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: James A. Walper
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A000950 2 CLAIMS STAKED 1912. 2 CLAIMS PAT MS 940 PAT # 433064 & MS 971 PAT # 339876 IN 1913 & 1914. 4 CLAIMS BY 1928 ALL WHICH REMAINED ACTIVE TO 1944 DUE TO LACK OF ASSESSMENT. 4 CLAIM & MILLSITE RESTAKED 1956. ASSESSMENT 1958. 294 CLAIM STAKED OVER MINERALIZED BELT IN 1966 & ANOTHER 75 CLAIMS STAKED IN 1967. ALL REMAIN ACTIVE IN 1977. 3 ADITS TOTALLING 565FT UNDERGROUND, MANY SHALLOW PITS & TRENCHES, & SEVERAL SURFACE CUTS. COMPOSED OF ORE-BEARING QTZ-CALCITE-BARITE VEINS IN SERIES OF FAULTS IN GREENSTONE. ALSO IN VEINLETS IN COUNTRY ROCK. PYRITE,FE OXIDES,CHALCOPYRITE,HEMATITE,CHRYSOCOLLA,BORNITE & GOLD PRESENT. INF. RESERVES: 2,263,000 ST @ .51% CU, .01 OZ/TON AU & .80 OZ/TON AG.
Comment (Reference): MCA, ARTHUR, 1922, 4P (BACK-UP FILE)
References
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 175-176
Reference (Deposit): B1154 pp. 55, 94-98, plates 1, 5
Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT DRAFT 4404
Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 18
Reference (Deposit): B662c pp. 66-67
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-070A
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): BMOF20-73
Reference (Deposit): MF434
Reference (Deposit): GR41 p. 9
Reference (Deposit): SR1 p. 31
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-055
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-068
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-040
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