Balboa Bay

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

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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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