The Rich Hill 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
Elevation: 400 Feet (122 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 55.5261, -132.34470
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Rich Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rich Hill
Secondary: White Eagle Group
Secondary: Kasaan
Secondary: Totem Exploration Co. Inc.
Secondary: George Roberts
Secondary: Copper Queen
Secondary: Grand Find
Secondary: Green Mountain
Secondary: Predection
Secondary: Keystone
Secondary: Chance
Secondary: Kasaan Bay Mng. Co.
Secondary: Skookum
Secondary: Elm City
Secondary: Don Ross
Secondary: Cordilleran Explorations
Secondary: C.C. Hawley
Secondary: Rich Hill Nos. 1-7
Secondary: Magnetite No. 3
Secondary: Kasaan Peninsula
Secondary: A-1 Thru A-8
Secondary: C-1 Thru C-2
Secondary: Magnetite
Secondary: Eureka
Secondary: Eugene C. McKay
Secondary: Minnie E. McKay
Secondary: Kasaan Mtn.
Secondary: Buffer
Secondary: Magnet
Secondary: Ouray
Secondary: Mr. Andrews
Secondary: Mr. and Mrs. Fred McKay
Secondary: Sylvester Nos. 1-4
Secondary: Prince of Wales Mng. Co.
Secondary: C.J. Kundert
Secondary: Rainy Day Nos. 1-4
Secondary: Uncle Sam Mine
Secondary: Earl
Secondary: Protection
Secondary: Pacific American Fisheries
Secondary: Sunshine No. 1
Secondary: Magnetite Extension
Secondary: B-1 Thru B-8
Secondary: D. J.
Secondary: Leah McKay
Secondary: Interval
Secondary: Red Snapper
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Gold
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
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
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A000757 USGS CRIB A000902 USGS CRIB A000773 USGS CRIB A000883
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-013
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-056
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-059
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-062
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-065
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-195
Reference (Deposit): B379d p. 79
Reference (Deposit): P87 pp. 94-95
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B692d p. 87
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 84, No. 235
Reference (Deposit): B712a pp. 28-29
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 15
Reference (Deposit): OF10 pp. 1-6
Reference (Deposit): IR HMF 480530 p. 7
Reference (Deposit): B1090 pp. 5, 32, 50, 126-132
Reference (Deposit): B1139 pp. 67, 78, 80-81
Reference (Deposit): B1108B pp. 10, 34
Reference (Deposit): MR119-5 p. 9
Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a p. 62
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 168
Reference (Deposit): SR1 pp. 3-4
Reference (Deposit): MF433
Reference (Deposit): OF78-869 pp. 45, 62, 171-172, 211
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-199
Reference (Deposit): P1 p. 101
Reference (Deposit): B284e pp. 47-48
Reference (Deposit): B314d pp. 67-68
Reference (Deposit): B345f pp. 107-108
Reference (Deposit): B347 pp. 117-118
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