The Dama Prospects is a copper mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Dama Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dama Prospects
Secondary: Trio
Secondary: Copper Cliff
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Ketchikan District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Schist Strikes N45w; Dips 70 Sw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS 125 FT OF MINERALIZED ZONE YIELDED 0.11% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): EXPLORATION BETWEEN 1903 AND 1905. PROPERTY IDLE SINCE THEN
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL SULFIDE LENSES IN ZONE 125 FT WIDE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 433
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-869, P. 54.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P. 77.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 347, P. 131.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 963-A, P. 7-9.
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