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Copper Mountain Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000077
MRDS ID A010091
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Mountain Mine
Alternate or previous names Alaska Consolidated Copper Co., Coppermount, Claims: Indiana, New York, Oregon, Iron Crown
Related records 10185667

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -132.61291, 55.23167 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • TWO ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: LAT. 55-14-00N, LONG. 132-36-30W; LAT. 5514-50N, LONG. 132-36-30W LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CHALCOPYRITE IS PRIMARY ORE/MINERAL, BUT ONLY BORNITE-CARBONATE ORE IS ECONOMICALLY VIABLE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Copper Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Scapolite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Horneblende In Pluton Altered To Diopside

Analytical data

Result BORNITE-CARBONATE ORE IS 20% CU
Result $1 TO $10/TON AU & AG (1908 PRICES)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -132.61291, 55.23167
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Ore body information

  • Thickness 9.14M

Comments on the geologic information

  • INTRUSION ALSO REFERRED TO AS DIORITE OR PYROXENE SYENITE(?)

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1897
Year of first production 1902
Year of last production 1906

Production statistics

  • Year 1906
    Period 1903-1906
    Material ORE
    Ore mined 998mt
    Accuracy Accurate

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 1524M

Comments on the workings information

  • OVER 4000 FT OF TUNNELS, PLUS SHAFTS & GLORY HOLES

Comments on development

  • SMELTER AND 5000 FT TRAM BUILT IN 1904.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A010091

Comments on the other database information

  • RECORD NUMBER W062098 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P. 105-107.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 284, P. 51-52.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 347, P. 96-98.

  • Deposit

    USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 87, P. 507

  • Deposit

    USGS MF 433.7

  • Deposit

    USGS OF 78-869, P. 43-447

  • Deposit

    ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 48, P. 37-38.

Reporter information

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