The Sulphide is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 89 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: 89 Feet (27 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 57.6078, -133.26670
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Sulphide MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sulphide
Secondary: Iceberg
Secondary: 40 Percent Group
Secondary: Idaho 1-3
Secondary: Maybe 1-2
Secondary: Dittman
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
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: James Mongle
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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Comment (Reference): NELSON, EUGENE, 1928, 2 P. (UNPUBLISHED).
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS: 5 TRENCHES IDAHO CLAIMS 1928 DAVE DITTMAN. 40% GROUP 1939. MAYBE GROUP 1955 HERMAN KLOSS. SULPHIDE GROUP 1970 COASTAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. ICEBERG #1-4 1973 JAMES MONGLE ONLY CLAIMS ACTIVE IN 1976.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 115-018
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 115-055
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 115-056
Reference (Deposit): B800 p. 69, plate 1
Reference (Deposit): MR115-6
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 420524 p. 15
Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT DRAFT 4403
Reference (Deposit): OF77-649
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