| Deposit ID | 10069209 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002710 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kennecott Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -142.86082, 61.52467 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McCarthy C-5(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Chitistone Limestone, Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Chitistone Limestone, Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002710 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1993 | Cox, Dennis P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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