Question and Comment:

All of the Kennecott claims are now held by the National Park Service and will never be developed. The Mother Lode claims, which remain in private hands, are accessible only by special permit by the NPS and are thus unlikely to ever be developed. No exploration for additional copper ores have been conducted since 1969. The most promising area for finding additional copper, aside from what was left behind, lies within the Mother Lode claims.  

The Copper River Region:  Wrangell St. Elias National Park ("WRST")

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Kennecott lies within the WRST  which consists of nearly 13 million acres--the largest national park in America. The Kennecott acreage was not acquired until 1997.  (click for full-sized map)

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