Cook Prospect

The Cook Prospect is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,099 feet.

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: Cook Prospect
Secondary: Coronado

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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

Type: Minerals Only

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ACTIVE AROUND 1900. ABANDONED BY 1905. RESTAKED 1957. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. ONLY SLIGHT DEVELOPMENT WORK. COMPOSED OF STRINGERS & SMALL MASSES OF QTZ, PYRITE & CHALCOPYRITE IN MARBLE UNIT OF GAMBIER BAY FORMATION. LATHRAM & OTHERS, 1965, PLATE 1 (B1181-R) GEOLOGIC MAP.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-114

Reference (Deposit): B259d p. 56

Reference (Deposit): B287 p. 151

Reference (Deposit): I323

Reference (Deposit): GC1 pp. 13-14

Reference (Deposit): GC6 pp. 47, 49

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 141

Reference (Deposit): GC8 pp. 4, 9

Reference (Deposit): MF467

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