Alaska
Past Producer

Copper City Mine

Alaska, United States
CopperGoldSilverZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold
TertiarySilver, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlVein Follows Bedding Of Country Rock
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Hematite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate
Associated rockDiabase
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1904
Last production1910
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10100930
MRDS IDA010075
Alternate namesRed Wing
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates55.13444, -132.61568
References
USGS BULL 254, P. 51, 53.USGS BULL 347, P. 106-107.ADGGS SPECIAL REPORT 1, P. 21-22.USGS MF 433USGS OF 78-869, P. 40.