Bowser Creek Cu-Zn-Au Occurance

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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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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