The Gambier Bay Gold-Copper Prospect is a gold and copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 57.52556, -134.05611
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Gambier Bay Gold-Copper Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gambier Bay Gold-Copper Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
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
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
Form: LEDGES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Location): USGS MF-467, LOC. 70 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): CLAIM STAKED ABOUT OR BEFORE 1900. LITTLE DEVELOPMENT DONE. NO KNOWN PRODUCTION.
Comment (Deposit): CHALCOPYRITE AND OTHER SULFIDES, WITH SMALL VALUES OF GOLD, IN IRREGULAR QUARTZ VEINS AND STRINGERS IN CALCAREOUS SCHIST AND LIMESTONE. "COPPER AND GOLD BEARING LEDGES"-OF 78-450, P. 44.
Comment (Workings): NATURE OF WORKINGS UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): VERY LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON DEPOSIT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 70, (1972)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 44 (1978)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-467-70
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