Orange Point

The Orange Point is a zinc mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 351 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: Orange Point
Secondary: North Shore Johns Hopkins Inlet.
Secondary: Locality 64.

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau District

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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1976
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

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Actinolite
Unknown: Orthoclase
Unknown: Plagioclase
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Sphene
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Albite
Unknown: Andesine
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Goethite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Zircon

Comments

Comment (Deposit): NO ALASKA KARDEX.

Comment (Production): ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE ALTERED ZONES ARE LARGE, ALL OF THEM APPEAR TO BE TOO LOW GRADE TO ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION.

References

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 plates 1A, 1B, 2

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122 p. 82, No. 111

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-7

Reference (Deposit): MR111-1 pp. 52-80

Reference (Deposit): ECON G 3801 pp. 52-80

Reference (Deposit): OF280 pp. 86-87

Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 38-39, 51-52

Reference (Deposit): MF436

Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 26

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