The Montezuma (Threeman Mining Co.) is a copper mine located in Alaska.
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Montezuma (Threeman Mining Co.) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montezuma (Threeman Mining Co.)
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Copper River
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Massive sulfide, Cyprus
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Siltstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Siltstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Siltstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Siltstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary based on the age of the host rocks.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Cyprus massive sulfide (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24a)
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Mihelich and Wells (1957) report more than 300 feet of underground workings and 900 feet of surface stripping. A sample from a quartz-filled shear zone one foot wide in volcanic rocks contained 0.5% Cu, 0.08 oz. Ag/ton, and 0.18 oz. Au/ton (Mihelich and Wells, 1957). Jansons and others (1984) report that chip samples contained 0.74% to 3.2% Cu, 3.2 ppm to 20 ppm Ag, and grab samples contained 125 ppm to 0.75% Cu, and 0.92 ppm to 10 ppm Ag.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Reserves = Inferred reserves of 200 tons @ 1.67% Cu and 9.88 ppm Ag (Jansons and others, 1984).
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Nelson and others (1985) interpret the country rocks as accreted ocean crust. Crowe and others (1992; 1993) and Sainsbury (1993) discuss the genesis of the volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in this area.? Chugach Alaska Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska has control of these lands.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Jansons and others, 1984
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The country rocks at this prospect are mafic volcanic rocks and sedimentary rocks of the Tertiary Orca Group (Nelson and others, 1985). The deposit consists of irregular lenses of quartz, chalcopyrite, pyrite, and pyrrhotite in several highly mineralized shear zones in the volcanic rocks (Mihelich and Wells, 1957).? A sample from a quartz-filled shear zone one foot wide in volcanic rocks contained 0.5% Cu, 0.08 oz. Ag/ton, and 0.18 oz. Au/ton (Mihelich and Wells, 1957). Jansons and others (1984) report that chip samples contained 0.74% to 3.2% Cu, 3.2 ppm to 20 ppm Ag, and grab samples contained 125 ppm to 0.75% Cu, and 0.92 ppm to 10 ppm Ag.
References
Reference (Deposit): Nelson, S.W., Dumoulin, J. A., and Miller, M.L., 1985, Geologic map of the Chugach National Forest, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1645-B, 16 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Sainsbury, C.L., 1993, Geology and geochemistry of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits and related igneous rocks, Prince William Sound, south-central Alaska, A discussion: Economic Geology, v. 88, p. 1284-1285.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Cordova quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-392, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Jansons, Uldis, Hoekzema, R.B., Kurtak, J.M., and Fechner, S.A., 1984, Mineral occurrences in the Chugach National Forest, Southcentral Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 5-84, 218 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Crowe, D.E., Nelson, S.W., Brown, P.E., Shanks III, W.C., and Valley, J.W., 1993, Geology and geochemistry of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits and related igneous rocks, Prince William Sound, south-central Alaska-A reply: Economic Geology, v. 88, p. 1285-1288.
Reference (Deposit): Crowe, D.E., Nelson, S.W., Brown, P.E., Shanks III, W.C., and Valley, J.W., 1992, Geology and geochemistry of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits and related igneous rocks, Prince William Sound, south-central Alaska: Economic Geology, v. 87, p. 1722-1746.
Reference (Deposit): Mihelich, M., and Wells, R.R., 1957, Copper mines and prospects adjacent to Landlocked Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations RI 5320, 21 p.
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