The Houghton Prospect 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
Houghton Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Houghton Prospect
Secondary: Cuprite Copper Company
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MAIN BODY IS MASSIVE CHALCOPYRITE, 5 FEET WIDE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 314, P. 71
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 347, P. 103-104.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 87, P. 50, 56, 62-63, 103-104.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 433.
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-869, P. 92.
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 48, P. 38.
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