The Cave Prospect is a copper mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Cave Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cave Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
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: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NO DATA
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE IN GREENSTONE 2 TO 12 IN WIDE MINERALIZED WITH QUARTZ, MALACHITE, BORNITE AND CHALCOPYRITE; DISSEMINATED CHALCOPYRITE IN GREENSTONE; OTHER BARREN SHEAR ZONES NEARBY
Comment (Location): BEST LOCATION: USGS BULL 745, PLATE 3, LOC. 35. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY 223 FT ADIT
Comment (Geology): GEOL.COM: DEPOSIT IS IN NIKOLAI GREENSTONE NEAR AND BELOW THE CONTACT WITH CHITISTONE LIMESTONE; LS SECTION IS PARTLY DUPLICATED BY THRUST FAULT; LSSTRIKES N 40 W, DIPS 25 SW
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MULLEN, AMMANN, PEACOCK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 745, P. 102-103
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 947-G, P. 129-130
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-438, LOC. 70
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 57
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-80-892B-57
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