Mine detail: Uncle Sam Mine

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Location: Alaska, United States, North America
Lat / long: 55.53029, -132.36013
dep_id: 10000112
mrds_id: A010139
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite
gangue: Calcite, Epidote, Garnet, Magnetite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.), Mosier, Dan
hrock_type: Greenstone
arock_type: Syenite
Year first produced: 1906
yr_lst_prd: 1907
disc_yr: 1899
References:
  • Deposit:: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P. 101.
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 284, P. 47-48.
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 314, P. 67.
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 347, P. 117
  • Deposit:: USGS MF 433
  • Deposit:: USGS OF 78-869, P. 211.
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