Alaska
Producer

Kensington Mine

Alaska, United States
GoldLeadSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formOTHER: ELLIPTICAL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena
GangueAlbite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Jualin Diorite
AlterationAlteration Minerals In Diorite: Chlorite, Epidote, Sericite, Locally K-Spar
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1897
Last production1904
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10001361
MRDS IDA012101
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates58.86586, -135.08873
References
USGS BULL 287, P. 137USGS BULL 284, P. 32-33USGS BULL 446, P. 40-42USGS BULL 592, P. 59USGS BULL 1246, P. 159-160ADGGS SR 38, P. 14METZ, PAUL A. AND WIEBMER, JOHN D., 1977, M.I.R.L. SUMMARY FILE REPORT; EUREKA, KENSINGTON, COMET, JOHNSON AND JUALIN MINES, BERNER'S BAY JUNEAU DISTRICT, ALASKA: UNPUBLISHED MINING FEASIBILITY STUDY SUBMITTED TO U.S.B.M.USGS OFR85-717, NO. J093BAG-OFR-85-717-093