The Copper City is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 30 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: 30 Feet (9 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 55.1342, -132.61080
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Copper City MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper City
Secondary: Red Wing
Secondary: John Claman
Secondary: Old Copper City
Secondary: William Hubbard
Secondary: Capt. E.E. Wyman
Secondary: Bruce ?
Secondary: Hawk Church
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): P87 pp. 46-47, 55, 64
Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 18
Reference (Deposit): B800 pp. 318, 370
Reference (Deposit): MR191-5 p. 10
Reference (Deposit): B1139 pp. 66-67, 78
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 172
Reference (Deposit): SR1 pp. 21-22
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 p. 78
Reference (Deposit): MF433
Reference (Deposit): OF78-869 pp. 26, 39-40
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 pp. 11, 36
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-088
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-094
Reference (Deposit): B284e pp. 51-53
Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 71
Reference (Deposit): B345e p. 95
Reference (Deposit): B347 pp. 106-107
Reference (Deposit): B379d pp. 81-82
Reference (Deposit): B480e p. 101
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 41
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