Kennicott Copper River, Chitina

The Kennicott Copper River, Chitina is a copper, gold, and silver 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

Name: Kennicott Copper River, Chitina

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 61.51667, -142.90000

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Kennicott Copper River, Chitina MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kennicott Copper River, Chitina


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


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: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): KENNICOTT MINE PRODUCED RICH COPPER ORE UNTIL DEPOSITS EXHAUSTED IN 1938 - SILVER AND GOLD WERE RECOVERED AS IMPORTANT BY-PRODUCTS


References

Reference (Deposit): GARDNER, E. D., JOHNSON, C. H., AND BUTLER, B. S., 1938, COPPER MINING IN NORTH AMERICA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 405, P. 25

Reference (Deposit): BATEMAN, ALAN M., AND MCLAUGHLIN, D. H., 1920, GEOLOGY OF THE ORE DEPOSITS OF KENNICOTT, ALASKA: ECON GEOL. VOL. 15, P. 1 - 80


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