Galena Bay Mining Co.

The Galena Bay Mining Co. is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,201 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: Galena Bay Mining Co.
Secondary: American Girl
Secondary: Copper Crown
Secondary: Homestake
Secondary: Hornet's Nest
Secondary: Lone Hand
Secondary: Minnehaha
Secondary: Minnewaska
Secondary: Sheep Run
Secondary: Spitz
Secondary: Starvation
Secondary: Sunnyside
Secondary: Vesuvius
Secondary: White Hollow
Secondary: Wrangle
Secondary: Yellow Dog

Commodity

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

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: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Copper River Exploration Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: S. O. Simestad
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: Prince William Sound Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1903

Owner Name: Hendrie, A. M. And Simestad, C.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978

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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings consist of: Sunnyside - 487.7 m. elev. - 9.1 m.-long adit; - 518.2 m. elev. - 121.9 m. of drifts and 2 winzes; - 548.6 m. elev. - opencuts; Forget-Me-Not - 563.9 m. elev. - 1 adit and open cut; Yellow Dog - 304.8 m. elev. - 24.4 m.-long adit; Starvation - 289.6 m. elev. - 670.6 m. crosscut; Homestake - 323.1 m. elev. - 9.4 m.-long adit; Wrangle - 390.1 m. elev. - 4.6 m.-long adit; Vesuvius - 518.2 m. elev. - 1 adit; - 554.7 m. elev. - open cuts; Spitz - 390.1 m. elev. - 5.5 m.-long adit; Minnewaska - 609.6 m. elev. - open cut; Copper Crown - 685.8 m. elev. - open cuts; Sheep Run - 755.9 m. elev. - open cut; Americam Girl - 701.0 m. elev. - open cut. M.S. 1017

References

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 66, 69

Reference (Deposit): OF79-973 75 pp.

Reference (Deposit): MR32

Reference (Deposit): OF82-1029 33 pp.

Reference (Deposit): B605 pp. 98-102

Reference (Deposit): B622i p. 133

Reference (Deposit): B642g p. 140

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 40, 52

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B963B pp. 53-54

Reference (Deposit): I453

Reference (Deposit): MF392

Reference (Deposit): B379e p. 93

Reference (Deposit): B442h p. 164

Reference (Deposit): B443 p. 59

Reference (Deposit): B542g pp. 112-114

Reference (Deposit): B284i p. 83

Reference (Deposit): B345i p. 178

Reference (Deposit): B1139 363 pp.

Reference (Deposit): MIRL 27 p. 54

Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality C-83)

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-019

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-109

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-110

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