Arctic 1-46

The Arctic 1-46 is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,199 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: Arctic 1-46
Secondary: Arctic 200-205
Secondary: Arctic 290
Secondary: Arctic 299-305
Secondary: Arctic 489-507
Secondary: Arctic 691-699
Secondary: Arctic 700-711
Secondary: Arctic 800-812
Secondary: Arctic 2104-2121
Secondary: Arctic 2216-2227
Secondary: Arctic 587-612
Secondary: Arctic
Secondary: Arctic 400-405
Secondary: Arctic Camp Project
Secondary: Arctic Camp
Secondary: Arctic 390
Secondary: Arctic 2002-2021
Secondary: Arctic 102-105

Commodity

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

Location

State: Alaska
District: Ambler

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Bear Creek Mining Co.
Company ID: 5001241
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Kennecott Corp.
Company ID: 5001241
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1990

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Flotation
Discovery Year: 1965
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: L

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: Graphite
Unknown: Talc
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Microcline
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Tennantite
Unknown: Tremolite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Feldspar
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Galena

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): SRI INT., IMPACT OF THE WITHDRAWAL OF ALASKAN FEDERAL LANDS, MENLO PARK, 1978, P34.

Comment (Reference): METZ, 1978, 7 P. (BOM CONTRACT REPORT G0155201)

Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: KENNECOTT COPPER CORPORATION TEN STAMFORD FORUM STAMFORD, CT 06904 TELE: (206) 964-3000 OPERATOR ADDRESS: BEAR CREEK MINING COMPANY 161 EAST 42ND ST. NEW YORK, NY 10017 TELE: (212) 687-5800 OPERATOR ADDRESS: BEAR CREEK MINING COMPANY E. 7821 SPRAGUE AVE. P. O. BOX 9, DISHMAN BR. SPOKANE, WA 99213 TELE: (509) 924-2600

Comment (Reserve-Resource): QUANTITY AT 75% LEVEL REFLECTS INFORMATION FROM BEAR CREEK MINING CO. OTHER QUANTITIES AND GRADES FROM PUBLISHED RESERVES. M9C1=N/CUM M9C7=N/CUM DATA FROM COPPER COMMODITY SPECIALIST. DATA FROM ZINC COMMODITY SPECIALIST REFLECTS PUBLISHED RESERVES.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): IN REPORT ON AMBLER RIVER QUADRANGLE BY CARNES. BEING EXAMINED AGAIN FOR LEAD, ZINC, & SILVER(FY 1981). BEAR CREEK MNG. PART OF KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. NEW OWNER IS RTZ CORP. AS OF 6/89.

References

Reference (Deposit): AMBLER DISTRICT FARMOUT, CHAPTER 7

Reference (Deposit): SR38 pp. 6, 42

Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 8

Reference (Deposit): SR31 p. 6

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. A-24

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 pp. 10, 38

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 79

Reference (Deposit): SRI pp. 31-33, 34, 160-163

Reference (Deposit): AK MINES & G V26N4

Reference (Deposit): OF77-28

Reference (Deposit): OF77-166C

Reference (Deposit): BMOF128-77

Reference (Deposit): NWMA 1976

Reference (Deposit): AOF60 41 pp

Reference (Deposit): AOF28

Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1973 pp. 27-30

Reference (Deposit): I554

Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1972 pp. 7-8

Reference (Reserve-Resource): SRI p. 34

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NWMA 1976 p. 14

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 028-044

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