| Deposit ID | 10157292 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220140011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Merry Widow |
| Alternate or previous names | Benson Lake |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -127.25145, 50.34975 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Canada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -127.25145, 50.34975 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Benson Lake |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Taywin Resources Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 2700000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2700000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220140011 |
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 10/90, P.9,41
MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 10/31/90, P.8
MINING JOURNAL, 2/23/90, P.148
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 7/90, P.9
MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 7/90, P.8,9
MINING RECORD, 10/17/90, P.18
MINING JOURNAL, 10/5/90, P.254
MINING RECORD, 12/5/90, P.42
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MERRY WIDOW GOLD-COPPER SKARN ZONE IS ADJACENT TO THE THE OLD MERRY WIDOW IRON MINE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE BENSON LAKE IRON MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-OCT-1993 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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