The Sedanka Island is a lead, copper, gold, silver, and zinc mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 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: 98 Feet (30 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 53.7903, -166.21390
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Sedanka Island MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sedanka Island
Secondary: Brown and Johnstone
Secondary: Biorka 1-6 $
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Cadmium
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Bill Brown
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Bob Reeve
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
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 W016510 STAKED 1929 BE REINKEN.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 143-003
Reference (Deposit): MR143-1
Reference (Deposit): IC7379 pp. 42-43
Reference (Deposit): RI3967
Reference (Deposit): C252 p. 7
Reference (Deposit): B1028S pp. 657-658
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 8
Reference (Deposit): MF446
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 84, No. 207
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