The Kelp Bay, Middle Arm Copper Occurrence 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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Kelp Bay, Middle Arm Copper Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kelp Bay, Middle Arm Copper Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Copper
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
Discovery Year: 1961
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): MELANGE (ASSORTED METAMORPHIC SEDIMENTARY AND VOLCANIC ROCKS).
Comment (Location): USGS I-388, SAMPLE LOC. 6; USGS MF-467, LOC. 62 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): SAMPLED BETWEEN 1956 AND 1961 FOR USGS I-388
Comment (Deposit): PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, COVELLITE, BORNITE, AND FINE DISSEMINATED GRAY SULFIDE IN IRON-STAINED QUARTZ VEIN.
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS I-388, ANALYSIS 6 (1963)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 65 (1978)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-I-388-6
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