The Khayyam is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,549 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: 1,549 Feet (472 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 55.2986, -132.38610
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Khayyam MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Khayyam
Secondary: Bertha
Secondary: Mammoth
Secondary: Stumble-On
Secondary: Copper Caper
Secondary: Anderson-McKensie
Secondary: James A. Walper
Secondary: Haldane Silver Mines
Secondary: Chilson
Secondary: Alcan Explor
Secondary: Banner Mining Co.
Secondary: Khayyam Mine
Secondary: Hecla
Secondary: Lakeview
Secondary: Ellison
Secondary: Wan No. 1-6 ?
Secondary: Mammoth No.1-24
Secondary: Omar Creek
Secondary: Red Rose
Secondary: Can No. 1-6 ?
Secondary: Omar Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SULPHIDES PRIMARILY CONCORDANT WITHIN META-SEDIMENTS INTO MESOZONE OF METAMORHISM. ASSOCIATED VOLCANICS. POSSIBLE VOLCANOGENIC ORIGIN. USGS CRIB A000725 USGS CRIB A000731 USGS CRIB A000795 USGS CRIB A000865 USGS CRIB A000890
References
Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 69
Reference (Deposit): B345e p. 96
Reference (Deposit): B347 pp. 135-137
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 420801 pp. 2-4
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-099
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-100
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-101
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-113
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-252
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-268
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-270
Reference (Deposit): P1 pp. 88, 94-96
Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 49
Reference (Deposit): B800 p. 325
Reference (Deposit): IR HGW 37c p. 5
Reference (Deposit): MR191-5 p. 10
Reference (Deposit): RI3942 pp. 1, 3-4, 6-8
Reference (Deposit): B1139 pp. 65, 71, 73, 78, 80
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 36
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-64
Reference (Deposit): B1108B p. 36
Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a pp. 54, 63
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 172
Reference (Deposit): SR1 pp. 22-23
Reference (Deposit): B1246
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 pp. 76-77, 86, 89, 97, 100
Reference (Deposit): MF433
Reference (Deposit): OF78-869 pp. 11, 17, 84, 111-112, 167, 199-200
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