The Wilcox 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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Wilcox Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wilcox Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Prince William Sound District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Underground
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: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF ADITS
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT NUMBER IS THE MAP LOCATION NUMBER FROM MF-880A. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL VEINS FO SOLID CHALCOPYRITE AND DISSEMINATED GRAINS IN COUNTRY ROCK
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 379, P. 91
Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 251
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE, 80-621, P. 246
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