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Schlosser Mine (Epsilon 1-2; Porcupine; Agnes; Sandy; Eureka; Tony C; Smoky; Rex; Buster; Queen; Bat View; Queen Fraction; Mermaid; Delta; M.S. 1584), Copper River Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Schlosser Mine (Epsilon 1-2; Porcupine; Agnes; Sandy; Eureka; Tony C; Smoky; Rex; Buster; Queen; Bat View; Queen Fraction; Mermaid; Delta; M.S. 1584)Mine
Copper River Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 46' 30'' North , 146° 25' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
60.77519,-146.43003
GRN:
N41W54
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Valdez3,870 (2017)39.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
227846
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:227846:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Fidalgo Alaska Copper Mines, Inc.; Alaska Copper Corporation Mine


A former Cu occurrence/group of claims/mine located in the SW¼NE¼NE¼ sec. 3, T13S, R7W, Copper River Meridian, along the S shore of Port Fidalgo, just E of the mouth of Irish Cove, SW of the Fidalgo Mine, on private (patented) land.

Workings include underground openings comprised of 5 adits: 48.2 meters elevation; adit - 548.6 meters of workings; 200.6 meters elevation adit - 164.6 meters of workings; 242.6 meters elevation adit - 124.9 meters of workings; 281.9 meters elevation adit - 76.2 meters of workings; 304.8 meters elevation adit - 15.2 meters of workings.

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6 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0020960014
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Koski, R.A., and Munk, L.A., editors (2007) Chemical Data for Rock, Sediment, Biological, Precipitate, and Water Samples from Abandoned Copper Mines in Prince William Sound, Alaska. USGS Open-File Report 07-1539.
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