South Arm Occurrence

The South Arm Occurrence 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

Name: South Arm Occurrence

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 60.37, -147.69472

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South Arm Occurrence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: South Arm Occurrence

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: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): NOT OF ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE, BUT A GOOD EXAMPLE OF STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF MORE DEPOSITS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

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): ZONE OF DISSEMINATED PYRRHOTITE AND MINOR CHALCOPYRITE IN SLATE ATNOSE OF BOUDIN LIKE INCLUSION OF CHERT

References

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT, 16, P. 30

Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P. 224

Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 209

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