Nelson

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

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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

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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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