The Whalen and Nelson is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 699 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: 699 Feet (213 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 60.8158, -146.13110
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Whalen and Nelson MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whalen and Nelson
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
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: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): COUNTY ROCK BLACK TO GREENISH SLATE. POSSIBLE SEDIMENTARY SULFIDES OF VOCANOGENIC ORGIN. Workings consist of a short adit and some surface stripping.
References
Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality C-59).
Reference (Deposit): B1139 363 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MF392
Reference (Deposit): OF82-1029 33 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 27 p. 59
Reference (Deposit): OF79-973 75 pp.
Reference (Deposit): I453
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 66, 68 (Locality # 60).
Reference (Deposit): B443 pp. 62-63, plate 1
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-040
Reference (Deposit): B379e p. 96, plate 4
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