The Minnesota Ridge is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,487 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: 2,487 Feet (758 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 59.0083, -136.27360
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Minnesota Ridge MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minnesota Ridge
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau District
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: Minerals Only
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1966
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
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Goethite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Andesine
Unknown: Albite
Unknown: Zircon
Unknown: Sphene
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Orthoclase
Unknown: Sericite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): P632 p. 43
Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 98
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C310-C313, plates 1A, 1B, 2
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