Massive Chalcopyrite

The Massive Chalcopyrite is a copper and tungsten mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 5,098 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: Massive Chalcopyrite
Secondary: Ship
Secondary: Reid Inlet
Secondary: Reid Glacier
Secondary: J.P. Ibach

Commodity

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

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

Owner Name: U.S. National Park Service

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: Sphalerite
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Diopside
Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Andesine
Unknown: Albite
Unknown: Goethite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Sphene
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Powellite
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Actinolite

Comments

Comment (Reference): RATAJ, 1975, NO. 140 (USBM UNPB NOTES)

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RI=M1C1

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): OF78-494 p. C183

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C179-C185

Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 105

Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 4, 40, 43

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