The Unnamed Prospect Beaver Mtns is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,799 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 62.9192, -156.96530
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Unnamed Prospect Beaver Mtns MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect Beaver Mtns
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
District: Innoko District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1980
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM TOURMALINE BRECCIA SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN GREISENIZED FRACTURE. ANALYTICAL RESULTS SHOW UP TO 10% CU, 2% ZN, 32 OZ/TON AG, 2% AS, 500 PPM SB, AND 200 PPM SN. PROSPECT CONTAINS VISIBLE CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE, AND GALENA.
References
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GEOL RPT 72
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