The Byers Prospect is a copper mine located in Alaska.
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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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Byers Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Byers Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Prince William Sound District
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
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
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). LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Commodity): PRESENCE OF COPPER UNCERTAIN
Comment (Deposit): GOLD COPPER PROSPECT IS MENTIONED IN LITERATURE & ON MAPS, BUT NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 194
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 880A, PAGE 44
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