| Deposit ID | 10100930 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010075 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper City Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Red Wing |
| Related records | 10209628 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -132.61568, 55.13444 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Craig A-2 NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Craig SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE HAS $3 TO $6/TON AU |
|---|---|
| Result | $1 TO $3/TON/AG (1908 PRICES) |
| Result | 6-9% ZN |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| (1) | -132.61568, 55.13444 |
|---|
| Strike | N20E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60NW |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Year of first production | 1904 |
| Year of last production | 1910 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010075 |
USGS BULL 254, P. 51, 53.
USGS BULL 347, P. 106-107.
ADGGS SPECIAL REPORT 1, P. 21-22.
USGS OF 78-869, P. 40.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 12-APR-1994 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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