Tarr Inlet West

The Tarr Inlet West is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,699 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

Name: Tarr Inlet West  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 58.9803, -136.99999

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Tarr Inlet West MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tarr Inlet West
Secondary: West Side Tarr Inlet
Secondary: Locality No. 63
Secondary: West of Tarr Inlet


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
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: 1966
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

Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): NO ALASKA KARDEX. COMPOSED OF DISSEMINATED SULFIDES & QTZ VEINLETS OCCURRING IN SILICEOUS LENSES HOSTED IN LEUCOCRATIC GRANITIC ROCKS. SULFIDES: PYRITE & SUBORDINATE CHALCOPYRITE. VALUES: 1000 PPM CU, 300 PPM ZN, TRACE AG. NO ALASKA KARDEX.


References

Reference (Deposit): OF280

Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 38, 40-41, 51, 55

Reference (Deposit): MF436

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 p. C171, plates 1A, 1B, 2


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