Mine detail: Alaska Mine

Previously called 'Alaska'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.39778, -106.74979

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper, Zinc, Silver
Tertiary:	Gold, Lead
Ore:	Pyrite
Discovery year:	1892

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Last production ended:	1952

Geology

Host rock:	Metasedimentary Rocks
Host type:	Schist
Structure:	San Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift, Cochetopa Dome; Razor Creek Dome; Los Ochos Fault
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform

References

MRDS	D009289
DEP	10013148
Reference	{Deposit:: OLSON, J.C., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HOUSTON GULCH QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1287}{Deposit:: BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 7175}{Deposit:: COLO. DIV. MINES INSPECTO * REPT. 7/11/47}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.