Erickson

The Erickson is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,799 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: Erickson

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 61.4056, -142.25000

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Erickson MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Erickson
Secondary: Nugget Group
Secondary: Jones Group
Secondary: Morgan Group
Secondary: Glacier Creek Lodes


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Alaska


Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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: Johnny L. Wilson
Company ID: 5000071
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Mc Gavock, James And Anderson, Carl
Company ID: 5000071
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. 1466 ISSUED 1927 ON 34.94 ACRES - PAT #1009379. M.S. 1467 ISSUED 1929 ON 46.36 ACRES - PAT #1022930. NATIVE CU, TENORITE, CUPRITE AND SOME OTHER CU MINERALS THAT FORM IRREGULAR MASSES IN RUBBLY UPPER PARTS OF FLOWS, IN LESSER EXTENTS OCCUR IN AMYGDULES AND VEINS; ALL IN NIKOLAI GREENSTONE; MINOR PRODUCTION IN 1917; ABOUT 100 M OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS (MF 773B).


References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-087

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-148

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-175

Reference (Deposit): B374 pp. 90-91

Reference (Deposit): B947F pp. 98, 117-118

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 53, 60

Reference (Deposit): C604 pp. 2, 6, 12-13, 16

Reference (Deposit): B1333 p. 29

Reference (Deposit): MF395

Reference (Deposit): MF773B

Reference (Deposit): B345h pp. 167-168


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