The Big Passage Copper Mining Co. is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 830 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: 830 Feet (253 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 60.43361, -147.65583
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Big Passage Copper Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Passage Copper Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
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
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE TUNNEL WITH A DRIFT AND A WINZE.
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT NUMBER IS THE MAP LOCATION NUMBER FROM MF-880A. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IN SEVERAL NARROW SHORT SHEAR ZONES. SULFIDE MINERALS ARE SPARSE
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO KNIGHTS ISLAND MINING & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P.36.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES, LOCATION 200
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 963, P.68-69
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 662, P.212.
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