The Alaska-Pioneer-Sourdough, Steinmetz, d Alaska Commercial Co. is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
Alaska-Pioneer-Sourdough, Steinmetz, d Alaska Commercial Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alaska-Pioneer-Sourdough, Steinmetz, d Alaska Commercial Co.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Prince William Sound
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Massive sulfide, Cyprus
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Specularite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Arsenopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Production): Production Notes = 720 lbs. copper from 70 tons of ore shipped in 1905 (Grant, 1906).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Jansons and others, 1984
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Reserves = 500 tons @ 2.27% Cu inferred reserves (Jansons and others, 1984).
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The first discovery of copper (1897) in Prince William Sound was made in this area (Schrader, 1900). Capps and Johnson (1915) reported several adits, open cuts and a shaft. Early copper values reportedly were 11.4% to 12.5% Cu (Grant, 1906). Jansons and others (1984) report that a grab sample from the area contained 7.9% Cu. Chip samples contained 0.2%-3.9% Cu, along with a trace to 0.11 oz Au/ton.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The mineral deposits at this site are in sheared mafic volcanic rocks of the Tertiary Orca Group (Nelson and others, 1985). They consist of 2-inch- to 4-ft.-wide lenses of massive sulfide accompanied by quartz gangue. Metalliferous minerals include arsenopyrite, bornite, chalcopyrite, marcasite, pyrite, and specularite. Early copper values reportedly were 11.4% to 12.5% Cu (Grant, 1906). Jansons and others (1984) report that a grab sample from the area contained 7.9% Cu. Chip samples contained 0.2%-3.9% Cu, along with a trace to 0.11 oz Au/ton.
Comment (Geology): Age = Probably Tertiary based on the age of the host rock.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Cyprus massive sulfide (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24a)
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Crowe and others (1992; 1993) and Sainsbury (1993) discuss the genesis of the volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in this area.. Chugach Alaska Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska has control of these lands.
References
Reference (Deposit): Schrader, F.C., 1900, A reconnaissance of a part of Prince William Sound and the Copper River district, Alaska, in 1898: U.S. Geological Survey 20th Annual Report, Part 7, p. 341-423.
Reference (Deposit): Nelson, S.W., Dumoulin, J. A., and Miller, M.L., 1985, Geologic map of the Chugach National Forest, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1645-B, 16 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Crowe, D.E., Nelson, S.W., Brown, P.E., Shanks III, W.C., and Valley, J.W., 1993, Geology and geochemistry of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits and related igneous rocks, Prince William Sound, south-central Alaska-A reply: Economic Geology, v. 88, p. 1285-1288.
Reference (Deposit): Sainsbury, C.L., 1993, Geology and geochemistry of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits and related igneous rocks, Prince William Sound, south-central Alaska, A discussion: Economic Geology, v. 88, p. 1284-1285.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Cordova quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-392, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Grant, U.S., 1906, Copper and other mineral resources of Prince William Sound: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 284, p. 78-87.
Reference (Deposit): Capps, S.R., and Johnson, B.L., 1915, The Ellamar district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 605, 125 p.
Reference (Deposit): Jansons, Uldis, Hoekzema, R.B., Kurtak, J.M., and Fechner, S.A., 1984, Mineral occurrences in the Chugach National Forest, Southcentral Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 5-84, 218 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Crowe, D.E., Nelson, S.W., Brown, P.E., Shanks III, W.C., and Valley, J.W., 1992, Geology and geochemistry of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits and related igneous rocks, Prince William Sound, south-central Alaska: Economic Geology, v. 87, p. 1722-1746.
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