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Schlosser

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209518
MRDS ID A000702
MAS/MILS ID 0020960014
Record type Site
Current site name Schlosser
Alternate or previous names Fidalgo Alaska Copper Mines, Inc., Alaska Copper Corp., Porcupine,Agnes, Sandy,Eureka,Tony C, Smoky,Rex,Buster, Queen,Bat View, Queen Fraction, Mermaid,Delta, M.S. 1584

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -146.43003, 60.77519 (WGS84)
Elevation 122
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cordova D-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Cordova NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cordova(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 013 S 007 W 03 SWNENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -146.43003, 60.77519
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 53M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 881017

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Charles Schlosser, Fidalgo-Alaska Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1907
  • Type Operator
    Owner Alaska Mines Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1916
  • Type Owner
    Owner Alaska Copper Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1921

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1942
    Indicated 28246mt ore
    Demonstrated 28246mt ore
    Total resources 28246mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3 wt-pct Copper Major 1942
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1942
    Inferred 246913mt ore
    Total resources 246913mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.1799 wt-pct Copper Major 1942

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT NAMES: EPSILON 1-2, ALASKA MINES CORP. Workings consist of 5 adits: 48.2 m. elev. adit - 548.6 m. of workings; 200.6 m. elev. adit - 164.6 m. of workings; 242.6 m. elev. adit - 124.9 m. of workings; 281.9 m. elev. adit - 76.2 m. of workings; 304.8 m. elev. adit - 15.2 m. of workings.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-88 Wlg/Mpm U.S. Bureau of Mines

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