The Crown Copper Co. is a copper mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Crown Copper Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crown Copper 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
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
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).
Comment (Deposit): VEINS OF SULFIDE AND OF QUARTZ WHICH CARRIES SULFIDE
Comment (Deposit): MAY BE SAME DEPOSIT AS RECORD A010377 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 379, P.93
Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 204
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P.68
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