The Peavine is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,100 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: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 61.4472, -142.48060
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Peavine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peavine
Secondary: Houghton Alaska Exploration Co.
Secondary: William Mahar
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Johnny L. Wilson
Company ID: 5000557
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-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): WIDESPREAD MALACHITE AND AZURITE COATINGS IN FAULT ZONE, CONTAINS SOME CHALCOCITE; CUTS BOTH CHITISTONE LIMESTONE AND NIKOLAI GREENSTONE; SMALL SHIPMENT MADE DURING 1973-74; SHORT ADIT AND SURFACE WORKINGS (MF 773B).
References
Reference (Deposit): C604 pp. 8, 14
Reference (Deposit): GQ943
Reference (Deposit): MF395
Reference (Deposit): MF773B
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-72
Reference (Deposit): B947F p. 120
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 60
Reference (Deposit): B1246
Reference (Deposit): B345h pp. 166-167
Reference (Deposit): B374 pp. 89-90
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-080
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-136
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-174
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