Big Five

The Big Five is a copper 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

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Site Name

Primary: Big Five

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Iron

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

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: PODS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO IRON CAP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Geology): SOME FAULTING IN COUNTRY ROCK

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-869, P. 18.7

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 433.700

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1246, P. 168.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1090, P. 110-111.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 347, P. 127

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