Baldy Lode Copper Prospect

The Baldy Lode 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: Baldy Lode Copper Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chichagof

Land Status

Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1923
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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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
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Pyroxene
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): 20 FT. WIDE RUSTY OXIDIZED MASS FOUND IN CONTACT BETWEEN DIORITE OR GRANODIORITE AND MARBLE, CONTAINS COARSE-GRAINED MIXTURE OF PYRITE, MAGNETITE, GARNET, PYROXENE, HEMATITE ROSETLES, QUARTZ, WITH CHALCOPYRITE FOUND IN THIN SECTION.

Comment (Workings): SMALL OPEN CUT MADE.

Comment (Deposit): PYRRHOTITE FOUND IN NEARBY CLAIM, BUT NO NICKEL FOUND BY USGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Commodity): CHALCOPYRITE FOUND IN POLISHED THIN SECTION, NO NICKEL FOUND BY USGS

Comment (Location): USBM CLAIM MAP OVERLAY OFR 20-73, LOC. 94. USGS MF-467, LOC. 46 IS WRONG LOCATION. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): 3 NICKEL LODE CLAIMS STAKED IN 1923. INVESTIGATION BY USGS IN SAME YEAR FOUND NO NI PRESENT IN ANALYSIS.

References

Reference (Other Database): USBM-OFR-20-73-94

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 13 (1978)

Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 20-73, LOC. 94 (1978)

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 773, P. 108-109 (1925)

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