Tripp Prospect

The Tripp 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: Tripp Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chistochina

Land Status

Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE: 1.38% CU, TR. AU, 0.30 OZ/TON AG, ADGGS GR 13, P. 12

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Prehnite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): APPEARS TOO LOW GRADE AND SPOTTY TO MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): BEST LOCATION: ADGGS GR 13, FIG. 7, 10C. 10 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): CHALCOPYRITE, BORNITE, CHALCOCITE OR DIGENITE, UNCOMMON PYRITE AND CHRYSOCOLLA IN AND ADJACENT TO VEINS, PODS AND AMYGDULES OF QUARTZ AND EPIDOTE; PREHNITE IDENTIFIED IN ONE SAMPLE

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P 39, LOC. 37

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GR 13, P. 10,12,35, LOC. 10

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1246, P. 212

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8626, P. 16

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