The Seymour Canal Copper Prospect is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 299 feet.
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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: 299 Feet (91 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 57.94417, -134.30639
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Seymour Canal Copper Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Seymour Canal Copper Prospect
Secondary: Copper Chief Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Admiralty
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
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: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1%-1.7% CU-ADGGS GC 8, P. 19
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 60 FT. SHAFT, 25 FT. CROSSCUT DRIFT.
Comment (Location): USGS MF-467, LOC. 65 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): TWO CLAIMS STAKED IN 1899, SHAFT AND CROSSCUT DRIVEN, NO KNOWN PRODUCTION. CLAIMS INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVE THROUGH 1977, ACCORDING TO USBM OFR 20-73, LOC. 19.
Comment (Deposit): PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, AND POSSIBLY A LITTLE GOLD IN QUARTZ VEINLETS IN 20 FT. WIDE, 200 FT. LONG ZONE IN QUARTZ-MICA SCHIST.
Comment (Deposit): LOW COPPER AND GOLD CONTENTS DID NOT ENCOURAGE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): EARLY REPORTS MENTION POSSIBILITY OF LOW GOLD CONTENT, ACCORDING TO USGS OF 78-450, P. 92
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 MF-467, LOC. 65 (1972)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 92 (1978)
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GC 8, P. 19 (1967)
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 20-73, LOC. 19 (1978)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-467-65
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