Knutson Copper Prospect

The Knutson Copper 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: Knutson Copper Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

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: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Copper

Comments

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN 3-8 FT THICK, SLIGHTLY AND IRREGULARLY MINERALIZED WITH COPPER ORES AND GOLD. A SIMILAR BUT NARROWER VEIN PARALLELS AT A DISTANCE OF 0.25 MILES-USGS B 485 P. 123-4

Comment (Location): LOCATION TAKEN FROM MF-364 LOC. 3 (1972). MARTIN & KATZ DESCRIBE LOCATION AS "ABOUT 2 MILES BACK FROM THE ENTRANCE TO KNUTSON BAY, ON THE NORTH SHORE OF ILIAMNA LAKE, AT ELEVATION 1300 FT". USGS B485 (1912) LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION

Comment (Workings): A 40 FT. TUNNEL WAS DRIVEN IN 1912-USGS OFR 81-1343A (1981) P. A6

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ VEIN IN TERTIARY-CRETACEOUS GRANITIC ROCK.

Comment (Deposit): LITTLE KNOWN ABOUT EXACT LOCATION, PRODUCTION, OR GRADE OF ORE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-364-3

Reference (Deposit): USGS B485 P. 123-4 (1912)

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 81-1343A P. A6 (1981)

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-364 LOCATION 3 (1972)

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