Alaska Mine

The Alaska Mine is a copper, zinc, and silver mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,442 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: Alaska Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Saguache

Elevation: 8,442 Feet (2,573 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Silver

Lat, Long: 38.39778, -106.74917

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Alaska Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alaska Mine
Secondary: Alaska


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Cochetopa (Cochetopa Creek) District


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Marie L. Schaf
Home Office: Roscoe, Ca .
Years: 1947 -

Owner Name: Cochetopa Mining Co.
Home Office: Gunnison, Co.
Years: 1947 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1952
Discovery Year: 1892
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: San Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift

Type: L
Description: Cochetopa Dome; Razor Creek Dome; Los Ochos Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): METAMORPHIC BEDS TREND APPROX. N 29 E, 85 SE. REPORTED INTERSECTION OF VEIN BY BOTH ALASKA AND YUKON WORKINGS SUGGESTS VEIN STRIKES PARALLEL TO LOCAL BEDDING

Comment (Workings): 160-FT-DEEP SHAFT

Comment (Location): EAST OF COCHETOPA CREEK ABOVE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF CAMP KETTLE GULCH; ADJOINS YUKON CLAIM AND LIES 650 FT NE OF YUKON MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Commodity): FORMER CRIB ENTRY AND MILS ENTRY CITE AU AND PB BUT THESE OCCURRENCES WERE UNVERIFIED

Comment (Production): USGS MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S. VOLUMES REPORT YUKON WORKINGS PRODUCING CU IN 1914; ALASKA PRODUCED ZN IN 1912 AND 1913, AG AND CU IN 1917. CDM INSP. REPT. SAYS WORKINGS WERE IDLE SINCE 1923. UNSPECIFIED AMT. OF PRODUCTION REPORTED FOR 1952


References

Reference (Deposit): OLSON, J.C., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HOUSTON GULCH QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1287

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 7175

Reference (Deposit): COLO. DIV. MINES INSPECTOR'S REPT. 7/11/47


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