Mary Ellen Prospect

The Mary Ellen 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

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Site Name

Primary: Mary Ellen Prospect
Secondary: Hubbard and Elliott Claims

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold

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

Type: R
Description: Near Axis Of Elliott Cr. Anticline

Type: L
Description: Extensive Fracturing

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL WAS DRIVEN IN 1912; LENGTH UNKNOWN; CURRENT CONDITION UNKNOWN

Comment (Deposit): SEE GOODYEAR PROSPECT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): BEST LOCATION: USGS BULL 745, PLATE III, LOC. 22 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): SEE COMMENTS FOR GOODYEAR PROSPECT

Comment (Deposit): SHATTERED GREENSTONE MINERALIZED WITH PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE; AU PRESENT IN WEATHERED SURFACE MATERIAL

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-80-892B-55

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR. 80-892B, LOC. 55

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-438, LOC. 65

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 745, PLATE III, LOC. 22

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 622, P. 112-113

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 542, P. 83

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