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