The Bee Mining Co. Prospect is a nickel and 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
Bee Mining Co. Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bee Mining Co. Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Delta River
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Rollie Emerick And Assoc.
Home Office: Delta Junction, Ak
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: 0.17-2.01% NI, 0.1-0.61% CU, 0.20 OZ/TON AU, 0.32 OZ/TON AG, ADGGS GR 14, P. 26
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pentlandite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SMALL LENSES AND DISSEMINATIONS OF PYRRHOTITE, PENTLANDITE, CHALCOPYRITE AND TRACE GALENA IN GABBRO AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT, IN SERPENTINITE
Comment (Deposit): GEOLOGICALLY SIMILAR TO EMERICK PROSPECT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): BEST LOCATION: ADGGS GR 14, FIGURE 2, LOC. 3 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :49?
Comment (Development): PROBABLE POST-1950 ACTIVITY
Comment (Geology): NARROW ZONE OF GABBROIC AND ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OF PROBABLE MESOZOIC AGE; TEXTURES SUGGEST CRYSTALLIZATION OF LATE STAGE INTERSTITIAL LIQUID DERIVED FROM PERIDOTITIC MAGMA
References
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GR 14, P. 25-26, 32-33, LOC. 3
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1246, P. 211-212
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8626, P. 16
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 38, LOC. 28
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