The Bornite is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 919 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
Elevation: 919 Feet (280 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 67.0667, -156.94030
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Bornite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bornite
Secondary: Ruby Creek
Secondary: Cosmos Creek
Secondary: Aurora Mountain
Secondary: Bear Creek Mng. Co.
Secondary: Rhinehart Berg
Secondary: Creek Bottom
Secondary: Cottonwood
Secondary: Abulbul
Secondary: Abdul
Secondary: Chadwick
Secondary: Bear Creek Mng.
Secondary: Kennecott Copper Co.
Secondary: Whitney, Wallace
Secondary: Berg, Rhinehart
Secondary: Bullock, John L.
Secondary: Yukon Placer Mng. Co.
Secondary: Wallace Witney Group
Secondary: Jay Cr. #17-#39
Secondary: Ruby Cr.
Secondary: Cosmos Cr.
Secondary: Augustus
Secondary: Cabin Fever
Secondary: Caribou
Secondary: Chinook
Secondary: Drizzle
Secondary: Freedom
Secondary: Gee Pole
Secondary: Gopher
Secondary: Hardtack
Secondary: Hill Billy
Secondary: Hillside
Secondary: Hilltop
Secondary: Igloo
Secondary: Malamute
Secondary: Portage
Secondary: Potlatch
Secondary: Ptarmigan
Secondary: Ridgetop
Secondary: Norman Lutz
Secondary: Bannock
Secondary: Porcupine
Secondary: Grizzly
Secondary: Ferguson, Archie
Secondary: Packboard
Secondary: Sea Biscuit
Secondary: Prospector
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Shungnak
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Kennecott Corp.
Company ID: 5000485
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Open Stope - Sublevel
Milling Method: Flotation
Discovery Year: 1948
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Tennantite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Siderite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Dickite
Comments
Comment (Production): CORE DRILLING EFFORT 790715=1000 FT.
Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: BEAR CREEK MINING COMPANY BOX 9 7821 EAST SPRAGUE AVENUE SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 99213
Comment (Reference): RUNNELLS, 1965, P. 599-603, 609, J. OF SED PET
References
Reference (Deposit): OF81-570B
Reference (Deposit): P820 p. 180
Reference (Deposit): B1155e pp. 39-40
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 105-106
Reference (Deposit): I554
Reference (Deposit): AC&O 6802
Reference (Deposit): GR37 pp. 3-6, 9
Reference (Deposit): ECON G 6901 pp. 75-90
Reference (Deposit): GR39 pp. 39-54, 58, 63
Reference (Deposit): MF454
Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 33, 35
Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 57, 60
Reference (Deposit): AOF37
Reference (Deposit): OF75-628
Reference (Deposit): ALASKA MINER 8111 pp. 14, 22
Reference (Deposit): C844 pp. 38-41
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 pp. 9, 19, 38, 39
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. A-27
Reference (Deposit): SR31 p. 6
Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 8
Reference (Deposit): SR38 pp. 6, 42, No. 8
Reference (Deposit): BMOF110-78
Reference (Deposit): OF78-120A
Reference (Deposit): OF78-120H
Reference (Deposit): OF78-120I
Reference (Deposit): OF81-570A
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SR38 p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B480n pp. 300-303
Reference (Deposit): B536 pp. 147-149, 153
Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B815 pp. 339-341
Reference (Deposit): TDM5R p. 24
Reference (Deposit): OF51 pp. 48-49
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 028-005
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 028-008A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 028-008B
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 028-009A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 028-009B
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 028-017
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 028-032
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 028-033
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 028-039A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 028-039B
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BMOF128-77
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MIN ENG 6112 p. 1353
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