Southwest of Cascade Glacier

The Southwest of Cascade Glacier is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,501 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: Southwest of Cascade Glacier  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 58.6639, -137.43060

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Satelite image of the Southwest of Cascade Glacier

Southwest of Cascade Glacier MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Southwest of Cascade Glacier


Commodity

Primary: Copper


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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): NO ALASKA KARDEX. NO RECORD EVER CLAIMED. FOLLOW-UP OF USGS FLOAT GEOCHEM SAMPLE CONTAINING 1,000 PPM CU REVEALED LARGE AREA OF IRON-STAIN IN AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST THAT CONTAINED UP TO 240 PPM CU. SAMPLE ACROSS MINERALIZED SEAM 10 FT. LONG AND UP TO 0.4 FT WIDE CONTAINED UP TO 800 PPM CU, 0.15 AU (ALL AA ANALYSIS), 7 PPM AG. A MORE COMPLETE INVESTIGATION OF THIS AREA IS WARRANTED.


References

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 p. C115


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