Alaska Mine (Copper Penny Mine; Old Gold claims; Rainbow claims; Silver Thread Mine; Two Sisters Mine), Aguila, Aguila District, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
Latitude: 33°43'42"N
Longitude: 113°18'51"W
‡Ref.: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), Arizona lode gold mines and gold mining, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 137: 133-134.
Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Minerals of Arizona: 72.
Niemuth, N.J. (1987), Arizona Mineral Development 1984-1986, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Directory 29.
USGS 15 minute Lone Mountain topo. map.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources (ADMR) Copper Penny Mine file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10138042, MAS ID #0040130116; and Dep. ID #10062453, MRDS ID #TC35920.
A former surface and underground Cu-Au-Ag mine located SW of Aguila.
Mineralization is gold on flat faults.
Field observations by C. Lemanski, Jr.: The mine comprises a small, shallow "rat hole" shaft along Eagle Eye Road. A rusty old steam boiler lies nearby. Broken rock/ore on the site reflects copper mineralization with green stains and coatings on quartz.
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