The Stag Bay Copper is a iron mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,499 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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 57.9125, -136.34580
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Stag Bay Copper MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stag Bay Copper
Secondary: Nurmahal Copper
Secondary: Agnes Copper
Secondary: Vevelstad Copper-Iron Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
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: 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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reference): BACK-UP FILE
Comment (Deposit): 10 CLAIMS 1955, AGAIN IN 1957 & IN 1959 AFTER WHICH THEY REMAINED ACTIVE THROUGH 1971. INACTIVE 1976. UPPER & LOWER SHOWINGS: LOWER SHOWING AT 725 TO 750 FT EL. & IS COMPOSED OF MAGNETITE & PYRITE IN DIORITE; UPPER SHOWING AT 1575 FT ELEV COMPOSED OF SLIGHT CU MIN. IN ANDESITE. NEITHER SHOWING CONSIDERED TO BE ECONOMIC (ASBURY 1964). WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL TRENCHES & OPEN CUST. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-037
Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1921 pp. 45-46
Reference (Deposit): B963A pp. 23-24
Reference (Deposit): B1058E plate 12
Reference (Deposit): MR114-10
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 142
Reference (Deposit): MF467
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