The Nelson is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,884 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: 2,884 Feet (879 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 61.4514, -142.38330
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Nelson MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nelson
Secondary: Cascade Quartz
Secondary: Spruce Group
Secondary: M.S. 1588
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Charles Nelson Estate And Charles Mccarthy
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1976
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: 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): M.S. 1588 ISSUED 1935 ON 93.06 ACRES - PAT #1079921. KENNECOTT-TYPE DEPOSIT THAT CONTAINS CHALCOCITE, COVELLITE, OTHER CU MINERALS IN NEAR-BASAL PARTS OF A FAULTED BLOCK OF CHITISTONE LIMESTONE; MINOR PROD.; A FEW HUNDRED METERS OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS (MF 773B).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-025
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-026
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 60
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 62
Reference (Deposit): B947F pp. 110-114
Reference (Deposit): OF61 pp. 1-13
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 53, 59-60
Reference (Deposit): B1246
Reference (Deposit): C604 pp. 6-9, 14
Reference (Deposit): GQ943
Reference (Deposit): MF395
Reference (Deposit): MF773B
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-71
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