Copper Wonder

The Copper Wonder is a copper mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Copper Wonder

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Iron

Location

State: Alaska
District: Yentna

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Model Name: Volcanic-hosted Cu-As-Sb
Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alteration of country rock along shear zone

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Azurite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Capps, 1919

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Host rock is upper Paleozoic meta-andesite. Hematite and sulfides in shear zone cutting meta-andesite; sulfides disseminated in wall rocks as well.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Gold-quartz veins, or volcanic-hosted copper, or polymetallic veins? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a, or 22a, or 22c?)

Comment (Deposit): Model Number = 36a, or 22a, or 22c?

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Three large open cuts at surface to expose shear zones.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., and Csejtey, Bela, Jr., 1980, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-716, 63 p.

Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

Reference (Deposit): Capps, S.R., 1924, Geology and mineral resources of the region traversed by the Alaska Railroad: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 755-C, p. 73-150.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-370, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Csejtey, Bela, Jr., and Miller, R.J., 1978, Map and table describing metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits in the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-558-B, 20 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Capps, S.R., 1919, Mineral resources of the upper Chulitna region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 692, p. 207-232.

Reference (Deposit): Singer, D.A., Csejtey, Bela, Jr., and Miller, R.J., 1978, Map and discussion of the metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral resources of the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 78-588-Q, 33 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.

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