Copper Queen Prospect

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136648
MRDS ID A002862
MAS/MILS ID 0020950017
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Queen Prospect
Alternate or previous names Happy Jack Mining & Dev. Co.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.75032, 60.18705 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 100(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 001 N 010 E 08 C SWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.75032, 60.18705

Ore body information

  • Width 0.8M
    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. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 880427

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0020950017
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A002862 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 095-247

  • Deposit

    B379e p. 91

  • Deposit

    B443 pp. 68-69

  • Deposit

    B662f p. 146

  • Deposit

    B692g p. 146

  • Deposit

    B963B pp. 47-79

  • Deposit

    MF880A

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-26).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A002899 PROD. LIMITED TO SEVERAL TONS ORE. TOTAL WORKINGS LESS THAN 600 METERS. THREE MAIN ADITS.

Reporter information

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