Copper Creek Prospect

The Copper Creek Prospect is a copper 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: Copper Creek Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Circle

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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: 1925
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

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLES FROM 2 AREAS WITH RADIOACTIVITY ANOMALIES CONTAINED .058 AND .009% URANIUM, WHICH APPEARS TO BE AN IMPURITY IN BORNITE AND MALACHITE INCLUSIONS IN WOLLASTONITE. AG: .8-1.16 OZ./TON. CU: 2.50-5.26%.

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Wollastonite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S

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

Comment (Development): DEPOSIT EXPLORED BY 114 FT. OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS. ORE SHOWINGS OCCUR ONLY IN ABOUT THE FIRST 40 FT. OF THE ADIT.

Comment (Deposit): CHALCOPYRITE, BORNITE, MALACHITE, AZURITE, AND MINOR GALENA DISSEMINATED IN CALC-SILICATE SKARN ROOF PENDANT NEAR AN AMPHIBOLITE CONTACT.

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT SMALL ROOF PENDANT IN CHARLEY RIVER BATHOLITH. BULK OF METALIC MINERALS IN CALC-SILICATE ALONG AMPHIBOLITE CONTACT.

Comment (Commodity): ASSAYS SHOW TRACE AMOUNTS OF GOLD, TUNGSTEN, AND URANIUM.

Comment (Location): USGS MF-393, LOC. 1. ON COPPER CREEK ABOUT 6 MILES ABOVE ITS CONFLUENCE WITH CHARLEY RIVER. CABIN (RUINS) MARKED ON EAGLE (D-5) APPROXIMATE LOCATION. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-393-1

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1246, P. 210.

Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRC. 335 P. 7-9.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-393 (D-2), LOC. 1.

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