Green Monster Prospects

The Green Monster Prospects is a copper and iron 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: Green Monster Prospects

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum

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
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $8 TO $10/TON AU (1902 PRICES)
Analytical Data: VALUES REPORTED TO BE 20% TO 40% CU

Materials

Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tremolite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Phlogopite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS LOCATION IS ALSO THE SOURCE OF MUSEUM QUALITY EPIDOTE CRYSTALS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 284, P. 51-52.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 347, P. 102-103.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 87, P. 43, 53, 58, 61-62.

Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRCULAR 248 P. 9, 11

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 433.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-869, P. 81.

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 48, P. 39.

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