Copper City Mine

The Copper City Mine is a copper mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Copper City Mine
Secondary: Red Wing

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1904
Year Last Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1898
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

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 6-9% ZN
Analytical Data: $1 TO $3/TON/AG (1908 PRICES)
Analytical Data: ORE HAS $3 TO $6/TON AU

Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Development): NO PRODUCTION AFTER SHAFT FILLED WITH WATER IN 1910.

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT WITH ADDITIONAL WINZE & SUBLEVEL

Comment (Geology): DIKES POST-DATE ORE DEPOSITION.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 254, P. 51, 53.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 347, P. 106-107.

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SPECIAL REPORT 1, P. 21-22.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 433

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-869, P. 40.

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