The Copper Mountain Mine is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,501 feet.
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
Elevation: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 55.23194, -132.61111
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Copper Mountain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Mountain Mine
Secondary: Alaska Consolidated Copper Co.
Secondary: Coppermount
Secondary: Claims: Indiana
Secondary: New York
Secondary: Oregon
Secondary: Iron Crown
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1906
Time Period: 1903-1906
Mined: 998.000 mt
Material type: ORE
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1902
Year Last Production: 1906
Discovery Year: 1897
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Horneblende In Pluton Altered To Diopside
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $1 TO $10/TON AU & AG (1908 PRICES)
Analytical Data: BORNITE-CARBONATE ORE IS 20% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Scapolite
Gangue: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): TWO ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: LAT. 55-14-00N, LONG. 132-36-30W; LAT. 5514-50N, LONG. 132-36-30W LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Workings): OVER 4000 FT OF TUNNELS, PLUS SHAFTS & GLORY HOLES
Comment (Geology): INTRUSION ALSO REFERRED TO AS DIORITE OR PYROXENE SYENITE(?)
Comment (Commodity): CHALCOPYRITE IS PRIMARY ORE/MINERAL, BUT ONLY BORNITE-CARBONATE ORE IS ECONOMICALLY VIABLE
Comment (Other Database): RECORD NUMBER W062098 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD
Comment (Development): SMELTER AND 5000 FT TRAM BUILT IN 1904.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P. 105-107.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 284, P. 51-52.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 347, P. 96-98.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 87, P. 507
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 433.7
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-869, P. 43-447
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 48, P. 37-38.
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