Mine detail: Comet & Kensington Mines

Previously called 'EurekaSherman Creek'

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Location

Lat / long:

58.86225, -135.07983

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Lead, Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold
Gangue:	Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1895

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Diorite
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Veins In Comet Are In Diorite And Nearly Normal To Contact With Slate & Graywacke

References

MRDS	A010695
DEP	10000505
Reference	{Deposit:: USGS OFR 78-374, P. 42-43, 81-82}{Deposit:: USGS B 284, P. 32-33}{Deposit:: USGS B 446, P 40-44}
Reporter	Elliott, R. L.