| | Report (issue) | MINING IN THE LOWER COPPER RIVER BASIN, By FRED H. MOFFIT. COPPER MINING IN CHITINA VALLEY. INTRODUCTION...activity of the copper market is reflected in the district by increased interest in prospecting for copper...detail.. The copper ores of the district extending from Kotsina River to Nizina are chiefly bornite, chalcopyrite...copper minerals 155 156 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1916. have been found in the limestone (Chitistone)...(Chitistone) overlying the lava flows. The Kennecott-Bonanza and Jumbo mines are the best known of such deposits | | | Report (issue) | valuable minerals that have yet been produced in the district under consideration. They are named in the order...is produced almost wholly in connection with the mining of copper, although a much smaller quantity is...MINERAL, RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1922. * The oldest known rocks of the district are included in the Strelna...the McCarthy shale. Since 1917, however, the name Nizina limestone has been applied to the upper two-fifths...of the original Chitistone limestone of the Nizina district, and the name Chitistone limestone has been | | | Report (issue) | 75 )'1.1)+%#. 5748'; 5GSWKO 9CUJKPIVQP Alaska Resource Data File McCarthy quadrangle Descriptions...mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska. o o o o o o o o Distribution of mineral...occurrences in the McCarthy 1:250,000-scale quadrangle, Alaska This and related reports are accessible through...the U.S. Government. OPEN-FILE REPORT 03-404 Alaska Resource Data File MC001 Site name(s): Unnamed...Status: Inactive Workings/exploration: Page 2 Alaska Resource Data File MC001 Only limited surface | | Price, J. B., Hitzman, M. W., Nelson, E. P., Humphrey, J. D., Johnson, C. A. (2014) Wall-Rock Alteration, Structural Control, and Stable Isotope Systematics of the High-Grade Copper Orebodies of the Kennecott District, Alaska. Economic Geology, 109 (3) 581-620 doi:10.2113/econgeo.109.3.581 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | the High-Grade Copper Orebodies of the Kennecott District, Alaska Jason B. Price,†,1,* Murray W. Hitzman...Denver, Colorado 80225 Abstract The Kennecott district, Alaska, contained three important copper-(silver)...Lode, Jumbo, and Erie, and numerous other small occurrences. From 1911 to 1938, the Kennecott Copper...silver from these deposits. The host rocks for the Kennecott deposits are part of the type section Wrangellia...Nikolai Greenstone. The Bonanza-Mother Lode and Jumbo orebodies are upward-tapering veins having wide | | | Report (volume) | MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE KOTSINA-CHITINA REGION, ALASKA BY FRED PL MOFFIT AND A. G. MADDREN WASHINGTON...__ Azurite ________________________________ Chalcanthite __ __ ____________________ Occurrence of the...claims_________________ Bonanza Creek __________________:_____ Jumbo Creek_________________________ Erie and Independence...Gold______________________________________ The Nizina placers ___________________________ Location and...reconnaissance map of Chitina River and Copper River region, Alaska.________________________ In pocket. II. Geologic | | | Report (volume) | GEOLOGY OF THE CHITINA VALLEY AND ADJACENT AREA ALASKA BY FRED H. MOFFIT UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...----___--_-__-_-_______-_-------__ Chitistone and Nizina limestones__-_------_-_---_-__ McCarthy shale_...reconnaissance map of the Chitina Valley and adjacent area-----.-.. _______________________________ In pocket...glacier opposite the mouth of Frederika Creek and the Nizina River___________________________________________...lower Skolai Creek; B, View of the west side of Nizina Valley from a point about 1 mile north of the Chitistone | | | Report (volume) | Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska By HENRY C. BERG and EDWARD H. COBB . G E O L O G I C A L S...A n inventory of the mines and )- grosfiects of Alaska and their ' f geologic settings UNITED STATES...acknowledgments--- - - - - - ----- - - - -- - -- 4 Alaska Peninsula region- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -...- - - _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - 16 Redoubt district--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---20 Valdez Creek district_--. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | | Report (volume) | GEOLOGY AND MINERAL .RESOURCES OF THE NIZINA DISTRICT, ALASKA BY FRED H. MOFFIT AND STEPHEN R. CAPPS...glaciation_^________ Chitina glacier. ____ _ _ ______L Nizina glacier_________: ________ Kennicott glacier_________...__________________ Bonanza mine_________________________ Jumbo claim_ - _____________________________ 65 66 66...showing location of area represented on the Nizina special map________ II. Nizina special map 9 in...in pocket III. Geologic map of the Nizina district_____________ In pocket IV. A, Talus cones on east | | | Report (issue) | Alaska Resource Data File, Valdez quadrangle, Alaska By Travis L. Hudson1 Open-File Report 03–30 2003...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1 Sequim, Washington Alaska Resource Data File Valdez quadrangle Descriptions of the mineral...throughout Alaska. o o o o o o o o Distribution of mineral occurrences in the Valdez 1:250,000-scale...000-scale quadrangle, Alaska This and related reports are accessible through the USGS World Wide Web site...the U.S. Government. OPEN-FILE REPORT 03-30 Alaska Resource Data File VA001 Site name(s): Unnamed | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | JANUARY-FEBRUARY, OF THE ORE DEPOSITS NO. I 92o OF KENNECOTT, ALASKA. ALAN M. BATEMAN AND D. H. MCLAUGItLIN...result's of field and laboratory studies of the Kennecott deposits carried on at various times during the...last five years. The authors were together at Kennecott in the field seasonof I915, when the work was...copperdepositsof the famous Bonanza and Jumbo Mines at Kennecott,Alaska, are unique for the character of their...most impor- GEOLOGY OFORE DEPOSITS OFKENNECOTT, ALASKA. 3 tant ofthemining properties oftheKennecott | | | Report (issue) | NONMETALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA TO ACCOMPANY OPEN-FILE MAP 77-169A This report...NONMETALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA (To accompany open-file map 77-169A) By E. M....eastern southern Alaska. The table and accompanying map -are part of the Regional Alaska Minerals Resource...Resource Assessment Program (RAMRAP).for. southern Alaska. They are based on an extensive literature search...Geological Survey and information derived from the Alaska Minerals Resource Appraisal Program (AMRAP) were | | | Journal (issue) | Epidote Localities of Prince of Wales Island , Alaska, b y Arthur Montgomery ..........................Mich., by A. Joseph Alessi ................ 209 Chalcanthite at Bingham Canyon, Utah, by C. J. Rordell .... A Chronological History of the Franklin Zinc District. By John Reiner. Three mimeo~raphed sheets listing...ace to : the mu Iron in Ancient Times; Iron Mining in Neto J ersey. By Wm. H. Broadwell. Five occ...THE EPIDOTE LOCALITIES OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, ALASKA By ARTHUR MONTGOMERY INTRODUCTION For most minerals | | Eppinger, R.G., McHugh, J.B., Briggs, P.H., d'Angelo, W. M., Doughten, M.W., Fey, D.L., Hageman, P.L., Hopkins, R.T., Knight, R.J., Meier, A.L., Motooka, J.M., O'Leary, R. M., Roushey, B.H. (1995) Geochemical data for environmental studies at Nabesna and Kennecott, Alaska; water, leachates, stream-sediments, heavy-mineral-concentrates, and rocks. Open-File Report Vol. 1995 (95-645) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr95645a | Report (issue) | for Environmental Studies at Nabesna and Kennecott, Alaska: Water, Leachates, Stream-Sediments, Heav...AND MINING HISTORY ........ 1 Nabesna ............................................. Kennecott .......Figure 1. Location of the Nabesna and Kennecott mines, Alaska .............. 2 Figure 2. Site locations...locations for samples collected in the Nabesna mine area, Alaska. ..... 5 Figure 3. Detailed site locations...mill, Alaska ... 6 Figure 4. Site locations for samples collected in the Kennecott mine area, Alaska | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | mineral from its place of occurrence,the Antler mine, Arizona. Ten years later it was described under...appearance collected by Dr. Foshag at Northern Light Mine, Warsuk Range, near Black Mountain, Nevada. Antlerite...oxidation products of chalcocite in the Jumbo Mines, Kennecott, Alaska, by Bateman and Mclaughlin (1920)....masses of other minerals, such as atacamite, chalcanthite, kroehnkite, or natrochalcite. However, most...system. With decreasingconcentration of SO3,chalcanthite, antlerite, and brochantite are stable in 302 | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | mineral from its place of occurrence,the Antler mine, Arizona. Ten years later it was described under...appearance collected by Dr. Foshag at Northern Light Mine, Warsuk Range, near Black Mountain, Nevada. Antlerite...oxidation products of chalcocite in the Jumbo Mines, Kennecott, Alaska, by Bateman and Mclaughlin (1920)....masses of other minerals, such as atacamite, chalcanthite, kroehnkite, or natrochalcite. However, most...system. With decreasingconcentration of SO3,chalcanthite, antlerite, and brochantite are stable in 302 | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | mineral from its place of occurrence,the Antler mine, Arizona. Ten years later it was described under...appearance collected by Dr. Foshag at Northern Light Mine, Warsuk Range, near Black Mountain, Nevada. Antlerite...oxidation products of chalcocite in the Jumbo Mines, Kennecott, Alaska, by Bateman and Mclaughlin (1920)....masses of other minerals, such as atacamite, chalcanthite, kroehnkite, or natrochalcite. However, most...system. With decreasingconcentration of SO3,chalcanthite, antlerite, and brochantite are stable in 302 | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | `|ÇxÜtÄÉzç Éy g{x Spring Creek Area Last Chance Mining District Plumas County, California Gail E. Dunning...1905 and 1909, the mines of the Last Chance mining district produced significant quantities of copper and...Smith, 1972). A second, smaller copper-producing area lies just to the east of this belt in the Diamond...molybdenum, uranium and silver. We first visited this area in 1971, and located a copper prospect that consisted...copper belt to the west. In subsequent trips to the area, additional sulfide samples were collected to determine | | | Report (issue) | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...increasing both because of renewed activity in old mining camps and because of Utahns and tourists who seek...selected metallic minerals of each county. CHAPTER I MINING DISTRICTS OF COUNTIES AND THE STATE OF UTAH The...publications may-be inter-changed. In Chapter I mining districts are listed alphabetically both for each | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | otherwise noted Figure 1. Camp Bird mine, level 2, Sneffels district, Ouray County. Raines-Pettem collection...Nearly 100 million pounds came from the Leadville district, with another 50 million pounds mined in San Juan...1926). During the twentieth century, the Gilman district surpassed Leadville in total copper production...the Eagle mine’s (Gil304 ROCKS & MINERALS man district) production. This does not mean that copper has...copper-bearing chimneys are limited to the Red Mountain district in Ouray County. Figure 2. Colorado mineral belt | | | Book (volume) | instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...and a Southern Section, covering a somewhat larger area around Harney Peak. The northern section is characterized...excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm Cr...wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds, etc. petrified wood...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel, | | | Book | stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting...61 232 PART The Making 43 II 5 7 3 III Mine PART 267 IV Glossary 279 Bibliography 291 | | | Report (issue) | description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...- Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska -----------------------------------------Cook Inlet-Susitna...J\la:ska region ------------------Southwestern Alaska region ------------------1'ukon region -------...(to nearest 1,000 ounces) of 25 principal gold-mining districts of the United States-through 1959--- | | | Report (issue) | Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1995 Julie A. Dumoulin and John E. Gray, Editors...Hills in the foreground. Topographic relief in this area is dramatic (more than 4,800 vertical meters across...Hydrogeochemistry of mine-drainage waters associated with low-sulfide, gold-quartz veins in Alaska Richard J. Goldfarb...the Nabesna gold skarn and Kennecott strata-bound copper deposits, Alaska Robert G. Eppinger, Stephen...environment, Kuskokwim Mountains region, southwestern Alaska Elizabeth A. Bailey and John E. Gray ......... | | | Book | growing upon milky quartz stems. Denny Mountain area of King County. Specimen from the collection of...others. I express thanks to the assemblage of Seattle area mineral col lectors, who made suggestions and offered... SULPHIDE LENSES IN ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS (Mackinaw Mine) Pentlandite, chalcopyritc, pyrite, raaucherite...variety of mineral assemblages. Most underground mine workings follow mineralization localized by joints...SULPHIDE DEPOSIT EFFLORESCENCES (often on mine working walls) Chalcanthite, boothite, morenosite, goslarite melantlerite | | | Report (volume) | FREDERICK LESLIE RANSOME NOTES ON THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT G. H. GARREY AND W. H. EMMONS WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT..................................... Gold field district............................................................................................... Mining development..................................................................................... Mine maps......;........................................ 20 22 22 22 25 25 28 34 37 38 39 Bullfrog district.............. ............................... |
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