Morris, Sheridan, Kupper, d Lee

The Morris, Sheridan, Kupper, d Lee is a copper mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Morris, Sheridan, Kupper, d Lee

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Homer

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None reported.

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Martin and others (1915) report little physical exploration.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Insufficient information to classify

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This occurrence is within Kenai Fjords National Park; the area is closed to mineral entry.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): Reserves = None reported.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Cobb, 1979

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Pieces of quartz float up to five feet in diameter containing chacopyrite have been found. Bedrock in this area is Cretaceous Valdez Group graywacke and slate, that has been intruded by Tertiary granitic dikes. (Cobb, 1979, OFR 80-87).

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic minerals resources map of the Seldovia quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-397, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Grant, U.S., and Higgins, D.F., Jr., 1910, Preliminary report on the mineral resources of the southern part of Kenai Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 442-D, p. 166-178.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than minerals fuels and construction materials) in the Seldovia quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 80-87, 47 p.

Reference (Deposit): Martin G.C., Johnson, B.L., and Grant, U.S., 1915, Geology and mineral resources of Kenai Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 587, 243 p.

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