The Ranger Prospect is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 249 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: 249 Feet (76 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 54.83333, -132.31389
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Ranger Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ranger Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
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: Surface/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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SULFIDE DISTRIBUTED IN ORE BODIES THAT ARE PRIMARILY MAGNETITE
Comment (Workings): ONE SMALL ADIT AND OPENCUTS
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ VEINS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DEPOSIT, BUT ARE NOT KNOWN TO CARRY ECONOMIC MINERALS.
Comment (Deposit): NOT ENOUGH WORK TO DETERMINE SIZE OR GRADE HAS BEEN DONE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 78-863, P.23
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 662, P.67-68.
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