The Copper Queen Prospect is a copper and iron mine located in Alaska.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Copper Queen Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Queen Prospect
Secondary: Kasaan Bay Mining Company
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1867
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY FIRST LODE STAKED IN ALASKA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P. 100
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 284, P. 48.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 347, P. 117-118.
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SPECIAL REPORT 1, P. 3-4.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 433.
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-869, P. 45.
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