The Unnamed 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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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Secondary: Jack Bay Properties
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Port Valdez
Land Status
Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
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: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NO DATA
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 29 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): NO EVIDENCE OF DEVELOPMENT OR EXPLORATION AFTER 1917
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE 2 TO 4 FT WIDE, TRENDING N 10 E WITH 70 W DIP; CARRIES DISSEMINATED ARSENOPYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, SPHALERITE AND GALENA
Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY 40 FT TUNNEL; PRESENT CONDITION UNKNOWN
Comment (Geology): NUMEROUS CU OCCURRENCES IN THE AREA; NONE OF ORE GRADE
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: JACK BAY PROPERTIES (BAG-OFR-80-892B-30) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 692, P. 171
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 963-B, P. 53
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-438, LOC. 37
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 29
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-80-892B-29
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