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Schlosser

The Schlosser is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 400 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

Name: Schlosser

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 400 Feet (122 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 60.7756, -146.42750

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Schlosser MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Schlosser
Secondary: Fidalgo Alaska Copper Mines, Inc.
Secondary: Alaska Copper Corp.
Secondary: Porcupine,Agnes
Secondary: Sandy,Eureka,Tony C
Secondary: Smoky,Rex,Buster
Secondary: Queen,Bat View
Secondary: Queen Fraction
Secondary: Mermaid,Delta
Secondary: M.S. 1584

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver

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

Owner Name: Alaska Copper Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1921

Owner Name: Alaska Mines Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1916

Owner Name: Charles Schlosser, Fidalgo-Alaska Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1907

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

Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT NAMES: EPSILON 1-2, ALASKA MINES CORP. Workings consist of 5 adits: 48.2 m. elev. adit - 548.6 m. of workings; 200.6 m. elev. adit - 164.6 m. of workings; 242.6 m. elev. adit - 124.9 m. of workings; 281.9 m. elev. adit - 76.2 m. of workings; 304.8 m. elev. adit - 15.2 m. of workings.

References

Reference (Deposit): B542g pp. 86-124

Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-83

Reference (Deposit): MF392

Reference (Deposit): B1246

Reference (Deposit): I453

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 69-70

Reference (Deposit): B989E pp. 298, 302

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality C-66)

Reference (Deposit): PE96-2 2 pp.

Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73

Reference (Deposit): BMOF83-81 229 pp.

Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT31 7 pp.

Reference (Deposit): MIRL 27 p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B1139 363 pp.

Reference (Deposit): OF82-1029 33 pp.

Reference (Deposit): OF79-973 75 pp.

Reference (Deposit): B963B pp. 60-61

Reference (Deposit): B722a pp. 21, 40

Reference (Deposit): B714b pp. 69-70

Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B692g pp. 144, 148-149

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B662h pp. 184, 186-187

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 43

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 38, 52

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 62

Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B443 p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B379e p. 96

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-003

Reference (Deposit): B642g p. 141

Reference (Deposit): B605 pp. 117-120, 122

Reference (Deposit): B592k pp. 240-242

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