The Rua is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 518 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: 518 Feet (158 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 60.8842, -146.64360
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Rua MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rua
Secondary: Charles Rua
Secondary: Boulder Bay
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings consist of a 18.3 m.-long adit.
References
Reference (Deposit): B542g Plate IV, # 20
Reference (Deposit): B605 Plate I
Reference (Deposit): OF79-973 75 pp.
Reference (Deposit): OF82-1029 33 pp.
Reference (Deposit): B379e pp. 87-96
Reference (Deposit): B443 Plate I
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 27 p. 57
Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality C-88)
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-013
Reference (Deposit): I453
Reference (Deposit): MF391
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