Divide Creek Prospect

The Divide Creek Prospect 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: Divide Creek Prospect

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 61.36222, -144.27917

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Divide Creek Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Divide Creek Prospect

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

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NO INFORMATION ON GRADE

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEINS AND DISSEMINATIONS CARRYING CHALCOPYRITE, BORNITE, SMALL AMOUNTS OF COVELLITE AND CARBONATES, AND MALACHITE IN SHEARED AND JOINTED GREENSTONE

Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 50 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): ACTIVE AROUND 1910-1911 OR BEFORE

Comment (Workings): ONLY DEVELOPMENT WAS SMALL OPEN CUT MADE BEFORE 1911

Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK IS SHEARED AND JOINTED GREENSTONE OF SKOLAI GROUP

Comment (Deposit): SIMILAR TO DEPOSITS AT BLACKNEY PROSPECT AND SURPRISE CREEK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 520, P. 103

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1246, P. 62-63

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 50

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-438, LOC. 59

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-892A

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-80-892B-50

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