The Big Six 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
Big Six Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Six Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foot Wall Of Mineralized Zone Is A Fault.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): PITS EXPOSE ALTERED PEGMATITE IN VICINITY
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-869, P. 21.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-433.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1246, P. 168.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P. 103.
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