Halibut Bay 16G

The Halibut Bay 16G is a copper mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Halibut Bay 16G

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Kodiak

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Synorogenic-synvolcanic Ni-Cu

Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Synorogenic-synvolcanic nickel-copper (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 7a?)

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Foley and Barker, 1985

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = A grab sample contained 2000 ppm copper and traces of gold, platinum, and palladium.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = At this mineral occurrence, one of several within the Halibut Bay ultramafic complex, chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite are present within a 3-foot-wide zone of pyroxenite. A sample of this material contained 2,000 ppm copper and traces of gold, platinum, and palladium (Foley and Barker, 1985, table 14). Nickel content was not determined.? the Halibut Bay ultramafic complex, consisting mostly of dunite, gabbro, pyroxenite, and peridotite, occurs within sedimentary units of the Uyak formation of Cretaceous age.

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Site is located within Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Foley, J.Y., and Barker, J.C., 1985, Chromite deposits along the Border Ranges fault, part 1, Field investigations and descriptions of chromite deposits: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8990, 58 p.

Reference (Deposit): Foley, J.Y., Burns, L.E., Schneider, C.L., and Forbes, R.B., 1989, Preliminary report of platinum group element occurrences in Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Public Data File 89-20, 32 p., 1 map sheet, scale 1:2,500,000.

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