Bruin Bay Iron Occurrence

The Bruin Bay Iron Occurrence is a iron 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: Bruin Bay Iron Occurrence

Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska
District: Redoubt District

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

Type: R
Description: Near Contact Of Bruin Bay Fault On The Southeast

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SPECTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF ROCK SAMPLE FROM OLD PROSPECT PIT: FE 10% +, PB 0.01%, ZN 2.0%-USGS I-407 SAMPLE 120

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): USGS MF-364 LOCATION 16 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): OLD PROSPECT PIT

Comment (Deposit): ANOMALOUS FE IN SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF ROCK SAMPLE FROM OLD PROSPECT PIT, REF. USGS I-407, SAMPLE 120 (1964) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-364-16

Reference (Deposit): USGS I-407, SAMPLE 120 (1964)

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-364, LOCATION 16 (1972)

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