The Teddy Bear is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 60.79, -149.53030
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Teddy Bear MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Teddy Bear
Secondary: Hirshey Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Pete Kopovich
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1931
Owner Name: John Hirshey
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1920
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MISLOCATED ON USGS MAP. Workings consist of a 19.8 m. long adit and surface trenching.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-131
Reference (Deposit): B849I pp. 499-500, plate 36 No. 15
Reference (Deposit): MF880A
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-290).
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