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Khayyam Prospect

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100933
MRDS ID A010158
Record type Site
Current site name Khayyam Prospect
Alternate or previous names Kiam, Omar Mining Co.
Related records 10258775

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -132.38929, 55.29834 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Craig B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Craig SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAYED 0.05 OZ/TON AU
Result 1.30 OZ/TON AG
Result 2.26% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -132.38929, 55.29834
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N85W
    Dip 80 TO 90 N
    Thickness 6.1M
    Length 335.28M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GNEISS IS PROBABLY AN ALTERED DIORITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1899

Production statistics

  • Year 1918
    Period 1908-1918
    Material ORE CU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^3.99% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • NO DATA ON QUANTITY OR GRADE OF PRODUCTION. LINE 16: ACTUAL VOLUME OF PRODUCTION UNKNOWN. COPPER ORE WAS WORTH OVER $1,000,000.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADGGS SPECIAL REPORT 1, P.22-23.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 384.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL TUNNELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 ORE BODIES FROM 4 TO 20 FEET WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1983 Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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