Alaska
Past Producer

Comet & Kensington Mines

Alaska, United States
GoldCopperLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlVeins And Stockworks Of Veins In Fracture Zones In Diorite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureVeins In Comet Are In Diorite And Nearly Normal To Contact With Slate & Graywacke
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10000505
MRDS IDA010695
Alternate namesEureka, Sherman Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates58.86225, -135.07984
References
USGS OFR 78-374, P. 42-43, 81-82USGS B 284, P. 32-33USGS B 446, P 40-44