The Coronation Island is a lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 961 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: 961 Feet (293 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 55.9142, -134.34310
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Coronation Island MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Coronation Island
Secondary: Judy No. 1 Thru 116
Secondary: George Moerlein
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Phelps Dodge Corp.
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): USGS CRIB W016526 ORIGINAL OWNER, CORONATION ISLAND MNG. CO. 1902. OVER 100 TONS ORE SHIPPED PRIOR TO 1908. WORKINGS INCLUDE 3 TUNNELS: 162 FEET LONG AT 980 FEET EL., 510 FT. LONG AT 860 EL. AND 110 FT. LONG AT 700 EL. GALENA ORE WITH TETRAHEDRITE AND SPHALERITE IN A LIMESTONE COUNTRY ROCK.
References
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-47
Reference (Deposit): MR195-3 pp. 1-2
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-150
Reference (Deposit): B347 pp. 190-191
Reference (Deposit): B642d pp. 98-99
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 400524 pp. 16-17
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 420801 pp. 20-21
Reference (Deposit): MR191-5 pp. 7, 10-11
Reference (Deposit): B963A pp. 38-40
Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 67
Reference (Deposit): C248 p. 11
Reference (Deposit): B1058A p. 24
Reference (Deposit): B1108B pp. 35-36
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 188-189
Reference (Deposit): B1246
Reference (Deposit): B1260K p. 23
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 p. 81
Reference (Deposit): MF433
Reference (Deposit): OF78-869
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
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