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
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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