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Copper King

The Copper King is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 56 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

Name: Copper King

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 56 Feet (17 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 60.8933, -146.69890

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Copper King MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper King
Secondary: Last Chance
Secondary: Phonograph
Secondary: Wharfside
Secondary: M.S. 556a
Secondary: Ellamar
Secondary: Gladhugh Ore Body
Secondary: Copper Queen
Secondary: Pandora
Secondary: Convict
Secondary: Solo
Secondary: Blue Jay
Secondary: Humpback
Secondary: Marlin Rey
Secondary: Hidden Treasure
Secondary: Mountain
Secondary: Potosi
Secondary: M.S. 556b
Secondary: M.S. 557

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
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: Ajv Corp.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: Seldovia-Port Graham Consolidated, Inc
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: Central Alaska Missions, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: Ellamar Mining Co. Am Consolidated, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1901

Owner Name: M. O. Gladhaugh And C. Peterson
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978

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: M

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: Pyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Sphalerite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB W016502 MOUNTAIN,HUMPBACK & POTASI,WHARF,KING MS,GLADHOUGH MS,BROWN, SELDOVIA PORT GRAHAM,AJV CORP.,MALINROY,HUMPBACK,WHARFSITE, MILLSITE ARE OTHER DEPOSIT OR CLAIM NAMES. As of 1913 workings consisted of a 182.9 m. three compartment shaft, 1,219.2 m. of workings on eight levels, and open stope at the glory hole. As of 1918 a total of 2,834.6 m. of drifts and crosscuts existed.

References

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B605 pp. 13-14, 51-55, 57-64, 71-72, 87-92

Reference (Deposit): B592k pp. 240-241

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 62

Reference (Deposit): B542g pp. 86-124

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B480d p. 81

Reference (Deposit): B480c pp. 31-32

Reference (Deposit): B443 pp. 52-53, 56-57, 59-61, 78

Reference (Deposit): B442h p. 164

Reference (Deposit): B989E pp. 228, 296-298, 302

Reference (Deposit): B963B pp. 55-56

Reference (Deposit): B442a pp. 32, 39

Reference (Deposit): B379e pp. 87-88, 94-95

Reference (Deposit): B345i p. 178

Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B284i pp. 82, 87

Reference (Deposit): SP5 p. 89

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-012

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality C-91)

Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73

Reference (Deposit): AR20e pp. 341-424

Reference (Deposit): B773e pp. 141-158

Reference (Deposit): OF78-1E 45 pp.

Reference (Deposit): MIRL 27 pp. 52-53

Reference (Deposit): B1139 363 pp.

Reference (Deposit): OF82-1029 33 pp.

Reference (Deposit): MR32

Reference (Deposit): OF79-973 75 pp.

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 52 pp.

Reference (Deposit): B542c pp. 18-51

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-81

Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A

Reference (Deposit): MF392

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B1246

Reference (Deposit): I453

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 69

Reference (Deposit): IC7379 p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 20

Reference (Deposit): B714b pp. 69, 77

Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B692g pp. 144, 147

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B662h pp. 184-186

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 44

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 pp. 44-45

Reference (Deposit): B642g pp. 138, 140

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 39, 52

Reference (Deposit): B622i pp. 131, 133

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