Beatson

United States· AlaskaUnknown
Contained Copper
—
Average Grade
1.70%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1897

Overview

Massive, disseminations, 0.12 km thickness, 2 larger bodies, several smaller bodies. Nearly 5 million t ore produced (Koski and others, 2008).

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Pelite-mafic in mature oceanic backarc

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Production Start: 1903

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS | coordinate: Mindat