Mother Lode

The Mother Lode is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 5,200 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: Mother Lode

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Walter P. Wigger
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Kennecott Copper Corp.
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB W002710 KENNECOTT-TYPE DEPOSIT WITH WORKINGS THAT CONNECT WITH THE BONANZA MINE; RECENT EXPLORATION ACTIVITY; CHALCOCITE LODES IN CHITISTONE LIMESTONE (MF 773B).

References

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 60-61

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 59-60

Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 56-57

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 59

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 67

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 69-70

Reference (Deposit): B880B p. 98

Reference (Deposit): B894 pp. 118-122, 125, 129, 131

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 78-80

Reference (Deposit): BMB405 pp. 25, 205-206, 209-211, 275

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 84-85

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 85-87

Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 28, 37

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 20

Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 27-28

Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 32, 34-35

Reference (Deposit): B947F pp. 98-101

Reference (Deposit): IC7379 pp. 32-33

Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 107

Reference (Deposit): C252 p. 5

Reference (Deposit): P525A pp. 8, 104

Reference (Deposit): P550B pp. 165-166, 168

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 52-53, 56

Reference (Deposit): C604 p. 2

Reference (Deposit): P650D pp. 61-62

Reference (Deposit): B1323 pp. 32-34

Reference (Deposit): MF395

Reference (Deposit): MF773B

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 45-46, 48

Reference (Deposit): B813a pp. 52-53

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 58-59

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-009

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-064

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-129

Reference (Deposit): SP5 p. 86

Reference (Deposit): B213 pp. 144-145

Reference (Deposit): P15 pp. 16-18, 27-28

Reference (Deposit): P41 pp. 92, 103-104

Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B345h pp. 161-165

Reference (Deposit): B374 pp. 80-88

Reference (Deposit): B379i pp. 153-154

Reference (Deposit): B417 p. 160

Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B448 pp. 76, 83-93

Reference (Deposit): B480c pp. 27-28

Reference (Deposit): B480d pp. 84-86

Reference (Deposit): B520g pp. 105-106

Reference (Deposit): B542f pp. 82, 84

Reference (Deposit): B592d pp. 60-61

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B622g pp. 104-105, 114-115

Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 54

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 37-38, 52

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 pp. 30-32

Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 16, 43

Reference (Deposit): B662g pp. 163-175

Reference (Deposit): B692b pp. 17-18, 30

Reference (Deposit): B712a pp. 30-31

Reference (Deposit): B714a pp. 12-13, 25, 27-28

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 69

Reference (Deposit): B714g pp. 194-195

Reference (Deposit): B722a pp. 19, 21, 38-39

Reference (Deposit): B739a pp. 13, 23

Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 15, 26-27

Reference (Deposit): B755b pp. 62-65, 68, 70-72

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