Ready Bullion 1-2

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112425
MRDS ID A002988
MAS/MILS ID 0020950153
Record type Site
Current site name Ready Bullion 1-2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -149.32789, 60.67733 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward C-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)

Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach 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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 007 N 001 E 20 NESWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Silver Primary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -149.32789, 60.67733

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00E
    Dip 65W
    Thickness 0.8M
    Length 12M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N00E:65W
    Date of Last Modification 880212

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ready Bullion Copper Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Massachusetts
    Year 1904
  • Type Owner
    Owner Forty Mile Association
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1981

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Indicated 6613mt ore
    Demonstrated 6613mt ore
    Total resources 6613mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 20.5799 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 0.82 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1984
    Silver Ag 7.68 g/mt Silver Major 1984
    Gold Au 0.26 g/mt Gold Trace 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL TONS CHALCOPYRITE-PYRRHOTITE MINED 1905-1906. Workings consist of an adit at the 853 m. elevation and contains 102 m. of crosscuts, 33.5 m. of drift, minor stoping, and a water filled winze. A second collapsed adit occurs at the 549 m. elevation.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-APR-1988 Mpm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.