Mine detail: Spirit Mountain Prospect

Previously called 'Canyon Creek'

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Location

Lat / long:

61.30908, -144.26308

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper, Nickel
Tertiary:	Cobalt, Silver, Platinum, Zinc
Ore:	Bravoite, Chalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Antigorite, Epidote, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Talc, Tremolite
Orebody form:	LENTICULAR
Discovery year:	1907

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Pyroxenite
Associated rock:	Strelna Formation;Strelna Formation
Associated type:	Schist
Structure:	Spirit Mountain Thrust Fault, Major Fault At N40e With Dip Of 45 Nw; Cut By Set Of Smaller Perpendicular Faults
Tectonic:	Thrust Zone N Of Chugach Geosynclinal Sediments

References

MRDS	A011502
DEP	10000849
Reference	{Deposit:: USGS BULL 576, P. 52-53}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 712, P. 91-98}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 943, P. 49-57}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 1223, P. 13,39}{Deposit:: USGS MF-438, LOC. 61}{Deposit:: USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 52}{Deposit:: USBM RI 3913}{Deposit:: ADGGS GR 40}{Deposit:: ADGGS SR 33}{Other Database:: BAG-OFR-80-892B-52}{Reserve-Resource:: USGS BULL 943-C, P. 55-56; ADGGS GR 40, P. 6}
Reporter	Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.), Mosier, Dan, Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan)