The Alaska is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in San Juan county, Colorado.
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Alaska MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alaska
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Juan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): $90,000 TOTAL
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN - N75E 75-80 SE
Comment (Deposit): ALASKAITE, A LEAD - SILVER BISMUTH SULFO - SALT. CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 3,000 OZ. SILVER PER TON.
References
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, 1946, COLO. SCI. SOC. PROC., VOL. 14, NO. 7, P. 405 AND PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, 1901, USGS BULL. 182, P. 195.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,64
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