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Sheep Mountain

The Sheep Mountain is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 5,102 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

Name: Sheep Mountain

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 5,102 Feet (1,555 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 61.8333, -147.50000

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MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Sheep Mountain

Sheep Mountain MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sheep Mountain
Secondary: Rusaw Creek
Secondary: Gunsight Mountain
Secondary: Yellow Jacket Creek
Secondary: Glacial Fan Creek
Secondary: Ru-An 1-8
Secondary: Blue-Green 1-10
Secondary: Houston Copper 1-8
Secondary: Bell
Secondary: Old Glory

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: Black Creek Mining Co.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: Lola Bell And Others
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: Lorance Zimmerman And C. H. Quackenbush
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: James B. Smathers
Info Year: 1978

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 (Deposit): USGS CRIB A000150 USGS CRIB A000180 REFERENCE POINT IS AT HEADWATERS OF YELLOWJACKET CREEK. CLAIMS HAVE BEEN STAKED TO CARIBOU CR. ON THE WEST, SQUAW CR. TO THE NORTH, SQUAW LAKE TO THE EAST, AND ACROSS SOUTH FORK IN THE AREA OF RUSAW CREEK TO THE SOUTH.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-057

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-069

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-245

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-262

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-297

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-309

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-313

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-314

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-341

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-342

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-343

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-348

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-349

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-364

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-374

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-377

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-437

Reference (Deposit): B792c p. 73

Reference (Deposit): PE85-16

Reference (Deposit): PE85-20

Reference (Deposit): PE85-21

Reference (Deposit): GC4 p. 4

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 34

Reference (Deposit): MF409

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 83, No. 156

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