Harris Bay Mining Co.

The Harris Bay Mining Co. is a gold mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Harris Bay Mining Co.

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Homer

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None reported.

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The occurrence is described as a thin quartz vein in Eocene granite (Cobb, and Tysdal, 1978).

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Insufficient information to classify.

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This occurrence is located in Kenai Fjords National Park; the area is now closed to mineral entry.

Comment (Geology): Age = Eocene or younger; vein cuts Eocene granite.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Cobb and Tysdal, 1980

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Cobb and Tysdal, (1980) report post-1950 activity but give no details.

References

Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H. and Tysdal, R.G., 1980, Summaries of data on and list of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Blying Sound and Seward quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-621, 276 p.

Reference (Deposit): Tysdal, R.G., 1978, Mines, prospects, and occurrences map of the Seward and Blying Sound quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-880-A, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

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