Bushy Islands Copper Occurrence

The Bushy Islands Copper Occurrence is a 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: Bushy Islands Copper Occurrence

Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc

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
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: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 700 PPM CU, 1,600 PPM ZN, 0.015 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: USGS B 1525, P. 189

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): USGS B 1525, FIG. 72, SAMPLE LOC. 3P148 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): SAMPLED BY USGS AND USBM IN 1972-1975 FOR USGS B 1525

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ STRINGERS IN PHYLLITE ARE 0.6 IN. TO 1.5 FT. WIDE, AND LOCALLY CONTAIN TRACES OF CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, AND MALACHITE GENERALLY PARALLEL TO FOLIATION.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1525, P. 189, FIG. 72 (1984)

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-698, P. 8 (1978)

Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-1525-FIG-72

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