Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryGold, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlOre Bodies Are Located On Footwall Of Beatson Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cubanite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueAnkerite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Orca Group;Orca Group;Orca Group
Associated rockLamprophyre
StructureBeatson Fault Locally Strikes N5e, Dips 60w. Sediments In Area Oriented N20, 65-70w
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1904
Last production1930
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10000455
MRDS IDA010628
Alternate namesMines: Beatson-Bonanza, Latouche, Kennecott Copper Corp., Prospects: Blackbird, Chinega
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.04455, -147.88668
References
USGS BULLETIN 662, P. 204-206, 208-209THE COPPER HANDBOOK, V. 14, 1920: HOUGHTON, MICH., W.H. WEED, P. 154ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V. 19. NO 4, 1924 P. 338-368USGS BULLETIN 963, P. 63-65USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 254-256USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P. 137-138D. SINGER PERSONAL COMMUNICATION 1984THE COPPER HANDBOOK, V. 14, 1920: HOUGHTON, MICH., W.H. WEED, P.154; D. SINGER UNPUB. DATA, 1984.