The Bruce Hills Copper-Molybdenum Prospect is a copper and molybdenum mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,900 feet.
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
Elevation: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 58.98639, -136.33639
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Bruce Hills Copper-Molybdenum Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bruce Hills Copper-Molybdenum Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau/Glacier Bay N.M.
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: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS OF 78-494, FIG. C-61, C-63 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): 6 CLAIMS LOCATED IN AREA IN 1967, 50 MORE IN 1968, 55 CLAIMS RELOCATED IN 1969. ALL CLAIMS NOW INACTIVE.
Comment (Deposit): IRON-STAINED, FRACTURED QUARTZ DIORITE CONTAINS DISSEMINATIONS AND VEINLETS OF CHALCOPYRITE AND MOLYBDENITE. SOME PYRITE IS ALSO PRESENT.
Comment (Workings): OCCURRENCE ONLY
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-OF-78-494-FIG-C-63
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-494, FIG C-61, C-63, P. C-304, 305
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