Khayyam Prospect

Alaska, United States

SilverGoldZincCopper

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Commodities

PrimarySilver, Gold, Zinc, Copper

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit sizeS

WorkingsSurface/Underground

Orebody formLENSES

Materials

Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite

GanguePyrite, Pyrrhotite

Geology

Host rockGneiss

Associated rockSchist

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

Discovery year1899

Identification

Deposit ID10100933

MRDS IDA010158

Alternate namesKiam, Omar Mining Co.

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates55.29834, -132.38929

References

USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P.94-95.USGS BULL 284, P.49.USGS BULL 347, P. 135-137.USBM REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 3942.ADGGS SPECIAL REPORT 1, P. 22-23.LINE 15: USGS BULL 714, P.19.; LINE 16: USGS BULL 1090, P.5, 122-125.