The Kennicott Copper River, Chitina is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
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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