The Falls-Pat is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 951 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 951 Feet (290 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 57.6083, -135.87640
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Falls-Pat MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Falls-Pat
Secondary: Falls
Secondary: Pat
Commodity
Primary: Copper
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: El Paso Natural Gas
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Texas
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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 (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO. P.O. BOX 1492 EL PASO, TEXAS 79999
Comment (Deposit): 76 CLAIMS STAKED 1974. ACTIVE 1976. COMPOSED OF CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE & SECONDARY CU MINERALS IN AMYGDALOIDAL GREENSTONE. ON CONTACT OF & WITHIN TRIASSIC PINNACLE PEAK PHYLLITE AND GOON DIP GREENSTONE. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (P 792)
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-159
Reference (Deposit): I388
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 146
Reference (Deposit): MF467
Reference (Deposit): BMOF20-73
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