The Bowser Creek Cu-Zn-Au Occurance is a copper and zinc 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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Bowser Creek Cu-Zn-Au Occurance MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bowser Creek Cu-Zn-Au Occurance
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Mcgrath
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Discovery Year: 1967
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: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CU: 500-30,000 PPM., ZN: 500-100,000 PPM., AU: TRACE-.1 PPM, SEE REF. 2.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS MF-379. HEAD OF BOWSER CREEK. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): SMALL VEINS LESS THAN 2 FT. IN WIDTH CONSIST OF PYRRHOTITE WITH MINOR CHALCOPYRITE AND SPHALERITE AND TRACE GOLD.
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 CIRC. 559, P. 7-8, 16-17.
Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRC. 569, P. 2-4.
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-379-11
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-379 (A-2), LOC. 11.
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