The St. John Harbor is a zinc mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 102 feet.
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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: 102 Feet (31 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 56.4122, -132.95420
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St. John Harbor MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: St. John Harbor
Secondary: Zarembo Island
Secondary: Frenchie
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
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: Bear Creek Mining Co.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1984
Owner Name: Bp Alaska Exploration, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1978
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 (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: BP ALASKA EXPLORATION, INC. MINERALS DEPARTMENT CALAIS II BLDG., 3301 C STREET P.O. BOX 4-1379 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99509 TELE: (907) 265-7436
References
Reference (Deposit): OF80-527
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-45
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 13
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 117-048
Reference (Deposit): B739b p. 69
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