The Vesuvius-Wrangle is a mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 60.895, -146.56860
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Vesuvius-Wrangle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vesuvius-Wrangle
Secondary: Summit
Secondary: Galena Bay Mining Co.
Secondary: Starvation
Secondary: Minnehaha
Secondary: Summit Ne
Secondary: Homestake
Secondary: Hornet's Nest
Secondary: Spitz
Secondary: Lone Hand
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Copper River Exploration Co.
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: S. O. Simenstad
Home Office: Idaho
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 (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK GREENSTONE WITH SOME GRAYWACKE AND SLATE. SULFIDES CHALCOPYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, PYRITE, SPHALERITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): B963B pp. 53-54
Reference (Deposit): I453
Reference (Deposit): MF392
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-019
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-109
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-110
Reference (Deposit): B284i p. 83
Reference (Deposit): B345i p. 178
Reference (Deposit): B379e p. 93
Reference (Deposit): B442h p. 164
Reference (Deposit): B443 p. 59
Reference (Deposit): B542g pp. 112-114
Reference (Deposit): B605 pp. 98-102
Reference (Deposit): B622i p. 133
Reference (Deposit): B642g p. 140
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 40, 52
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 46
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