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Copper Bullion

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Iron, Sulfur, Zinc
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  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. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282616
MRDS ID A010374
MAS/MILS ID 0020950037
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Bullion
Alternate or previous names Rua Cove, Bullion 1-16, Iron Bullion 1-3
Related records 10000321

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -147.64973, 60.35096 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Seward SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Resurrection River-Frontal Resurrection Bay(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach Alaska Corporation(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

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 003 N 010 E 13 SWSWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -147.64973, 60.35096
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10W
    Dip 70W
    Thickness 61M
    Length 305M
    Width 91M
    Area 150HA
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Strike And Dip N10W:70W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 150
    Date of Last Modification 830321

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1906

Mining district

District name Prince William Sound

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Solar Development Co.
    Interest 50
    Year 1984
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mary Stuart Snyder Johnson Estate
    Interest 50
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner John P. Snyder Estate
    Interest 50
    Year 1975

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1946
    Measured 22700mt ore
    Indicated 1022000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1044700mt ore
    Inferred 181000mt ore
    Total resources 1225700mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.25 wt-pct Copper Trace 1946
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 997900mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.25 wt-pct Copper Trace 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A002840 QTY TAKEN FROM DRAFT TO PRELIMINARY WAR MINERALS MEMO 8/43 EXPLORATION: $250,000. DEVELOPMENT: $831,766. EQUIPMENT: $2,952,560. WORKING CAPITAL: $87,384.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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