Ex-Ray

The Ex-Ray is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,700 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

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Site Name

Primary: Ex-Ray
Secondary: Johnny Boy No. 1-2
Secondary: Whistler
Secondary: Archie White
Secondary: Joe White
Secondary: Dan Lode
Secondary: White
Secondary: James Grant
Secondary: Frank Wilson
Secondary: Shorty Wilson
Secondary: G.B. Nos. 1-36
Secondary: Cyprus Mines Corp N Y
Secondary: Exray Nos. 1-6
Secondary: Ray Renshaw
Secondary: Robert Forbes
Secondary: Dan White
Secondary: Dan Mining Lode
Secondary: Mike Wilson
Secondary: Wallace Mcgregor
Secondary: Excursion Inlet Peninsula

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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

Owner Name: City Of Petersburg
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1909
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

Unknown: Augite
Unknown: Labradorite
Unknown: Albite
Unknown: Andesine
Unknown: Ankerite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Orthoclase
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Kaolin
Unknown: Illite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Dolomite
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Goethite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Reference): RATAJ, 1975, 87,100,103-105,232,241,253,263(BM UNPB NOTES)

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-141

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-144

Reference (Deposit): PE112-19 pp. 1-4

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C358-C362, plates 1A, 1B, 2

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. B52-B56, C358-C362, D41, D43

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-108

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