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Kennicott Copper River, Chitina

Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009289
MRDS ID D002176
Record type Site
Current site name Kennicott Copper River, Chitina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -142.90249, 61.51634 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McCarthy C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chitina River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -142.90249, 61.51634
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GARDNER, E. D., JOHNSON, C. H., AND BUTLER, B. S., 1938, COPPER MINING IN NORTH AMERICA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 405, P. 25

  • Deposit

    BATEMAN, ALAN M., AND MCLAUGHLIN, D. H., 1920, GEOLOGY OF THE ORE DEPOSITS OF KENNICOTT, ALASKA: ECON GEOL. VOL. 15, P. 1 - 80

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KENNICOTT MINE PRODUCED RICH COPPER ORE UNTIL DEPOSITS EXHAUSTED IN 1938 - SILVER AND GOLD WERE RECOVERED AS IMPORTANT BY-PRODUCTS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1976 Fisher, Fred S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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