Robert Forbes

The Robert Forbes is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,406 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: Robert Forbes
Secondary: Excursion Inlet
Secondary: White Nos. 1-12
Secondary: Mary Sorabia
Secondary: Peak 3404
Secondary: White
Secondary: Washington Alaska
Secondary: Wilson
Secondary: White Nos. 1 and 2
Secondary: Joe White
Secondary: Leonard Davis
Secondary: Shorty Wilson
Secondary: Frank Wilson

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1909
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: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Reference): RATAJ, 1975, NOS. 64-66, 196, 231 (BM UNPB NOTES)

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-107

Reference (Deposit): PE112-19 pp. 1-3

Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 p. 129

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 p. C359, plates 1A, 1B, 2

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