The Whalen and Nelson is a copper mine located in Alaska.
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Whalen and Nelson MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whalen and Nelson
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Copper River
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): Age = Probably Tertiary based on the age of the host rocks.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Besshi massive sulfide (?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24b)
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Crowe and others (1992; 1993) and Sainsbury (1993) discuss the genesis of the volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in this area.. The prospect is in the Chugach National Forest.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The country rock at this prospect is graywacke and slate of the Tertiary Orca Group (Nelson and others, 1985). Grant and Higgins (1909) reported a resistant band of nonslaty rock containing irregular stringers and disseminated grains of chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite. The band is up to 12 ft. wide, averages 2-4 feet wide, and is traceable for a 'considerable' distance.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Grant and Higgins, 1909
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = One adit and surface stripping reported by Grant and Higgins (1909). Site could not be found in the 1980s (Jansons and others, 1984).
References
Reference (Deposit): Grant, U.S., and Higgins, D.F., Jr., 1909, Copper mining and prospecting on Prince William Sound: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 379-C, p. 87-96.
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): 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): 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): 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): 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.
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