The Balboa Bay is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 499 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
Elevation: 499 Feet (152 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 55.5889, -160.58470
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Balboa Bay MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Balboa Bay
Secondary: San Diego
Secondary: Stepovak Bay
Secondary: Pyramid
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Alaska
District: Ak Peninsula
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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. Fish And Wildlife Service
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PORPHYRY CU PROVINCE; RESERVES OF 100 MILLION TONS OF 0.5% CU AND 0.03% MO. E&MJ,P.84, MAY 1979 NO RECORD EVER CLAIMED.
References
Reference (Deposit): MF443
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169F
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 84
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 12
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. D-91
Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 112
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 6-7
Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 35
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 138-006
Reference (Deposit): B379h p. 152
Reference (Deposit): B467 pp. 21, 129
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