Fidalgo-Alaska

The Fidalgo-Alaska is a copper and zinc mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Fidalgo-Alaska
Secondary: Schlosser

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Copper River

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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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, Besshi (Japanese deposits)

Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = This mine was developed and productive from 1913 to about 1920 (Cobb, 1979: OF 79-973). Five adits with the following lengths are reported (Jansons and others, 1984): 1800 ft., 540 ft., 410 ft., 250 ft., and 50 ft. U.S Bureau of Mines samples from various adit levels and of surface materials contained 0.02% to 19.5% Cu, 150 ppm to 29% Zn, 2 ppm to 15 ppm Ag, and <0.02 ppm to 5.8 ppm Au. Industry evaluation of the property was undertaken in 1986 (B. Ellis, personal commun., 2000).

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.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This deposit consists of sulfide-bearing quartz-calcite veins in 150- to 300-foot-wide shear zones in folded and sheared slate and graywacke of the Tertiary Orca Group (Nelson and others, 1985). The sulfide minerals include chalcopyrite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, and sphalerite. This mine was developed and productive from 1913 to about 1920 (Cobb, 1979: OF 79-973). Five adits with the following lengths are reported (Jansons and others, 1984): 1800 ft., 540 ft., 410 ft., 250 ft., and 50 ft. U.S Bureau of Mines samples from various adit levels and of surface materials contained 0.02% to 19.5% Cu, 150 ppm to 29% Zn, 2 ppm to 15 ppm Ag, and <0.02 ppm to 5.8 ppm Au. Industry evaluation of the property was undertaken in 1986 (B. Ellis, personal commun., 2000).

Comment (Reserve-Resource): Reserves = Jansons and others (1984) report indicated reserves of 25,625 tons @ 3% Cu and inferred reserves of 224,000 tons @ 3.18% Cu.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Jansons and others, 1984

Comment (Production): Production Notes = 4,160,820 lbs. Cu and 1,384 oz Ag were produced from 21,434 tons of ore. Average grade was 10% Cu.

Comment (Geology): Age = Early Tertiary age based on the age of the host rocks (Nelson and others, 1985).

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Besshi massive sulfide (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24b)

References

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.

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): 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): 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): Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Cordova quadragle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report OF 79-973, 73 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.

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