Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Orca Group;Orca Group
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10000435
MRDS IDA010602
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates59.97843, -148.01557
References
Schrader, F.C., and Spencer, A.C., 1901, The geology and mineral resources of a portion of the Copper River district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Special Publication, 94 p.Cobb, E.H. and Tysdal, R.G., 1980, Summaries of data on and list of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Blying Sound and Seward quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-621, 276 p.Tysdal, R.G., 1978, Mines, prospects, and occurrences map of the Seward and Blying Sound quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-880-A, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.