Cave Prospect

The Cave 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: 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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