The M.S. 954 is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 951 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: 951 Feet (290 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 60.3264, -147.72220
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M.S. 954 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: M.S. 954
Secondary: Hillside
Secondary: Anna D.
Secondary: Winchester
Secondary: Bully Boy
Secondary: Water-Front
Secondary: Ajax
Secondary: Lakeview
Secondary: James Clouse
Secondary: Murphy Clark
Secondary: Darrel Phillips
Secondary: E. J. Reasor
Secondary: Knights Island Alaska Copper Co.
Secondary: Tremont
Secondary: Legal Tender & Ect.
Secondary: Stanley Mccutchen
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: Patented
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
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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Copper
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Workings): A 231 m.-long adit.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-249
Reference (Deposit): B379e p. 90
Reference (Deposit): B662i pp. 215-216
Reference (Deposit): B963B pp. 71-72, plate 5 No. 27
Reference (Deposit): MF880A
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-56).
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