The Day Harbor 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
Day Harbor MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Day Harbor
Commodity
Primary: Copper
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
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Augite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE BETWEEN GABBRO AND PERIDOTITE HAS GABBROIC PEGMATITE WITH SULFIDES
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).
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 587, P. 233
Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 96
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P. 69
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