The Upper Basin is a molybdenum mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,659 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: 4,659 Feet (1,420 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 56.0253, -130.36390
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Upper Basin MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Upper Basin
Secondary: Marmot
Secondary: P-14
Secondary: Basin Glacier
Secondary: Banded Mountain
Secondary: Upper Marmot Basin
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Hyder 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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Kenneth C. Eichner
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 51 CLAIMS STAKED 1969. CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVE INTO 1977. SULFIDE-BEARING QTZ VEINS HOSTED IN HORNFELS OF HAZEL- TON (?) GROUP. CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA, PYRITE, MOLYBDENITE. DISSEMINATED PYRITE IN HORNFELS. (MOLY ONLY CONSISTENT MINERALIZATION) SIMILAR TO JUMBO OR LOWER BASIN MINERALIZATION.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-083
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 182
Reference (Deposit): B1403 pp. 40-41, 100-111, plates 1, 2
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