Golden Gate Falls Copper Occurrence

The Golden Gate Falls Copper Occurrence is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 751 feet.

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: Golden Gate Falls Copper Occurrence

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Aniak District

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: 1949
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: Amphibole Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Amphibole Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): USGS MF-455, LOC. 2 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): MAPPED BY HOARE AND COONRAD IN 1949 FOR USGS I-285

Comment (Deposit): TRACES OF COPPER MINERALS IN FAULT ZONE IN GREEN AMPHIBOLE SCHIST.

Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS

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-455, LOC. 2 (1972)

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 77-156 (1977)

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-455-2

Reference (Deposit): USGS I-285 (1959)

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