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Nabesna Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160968
MRDS ID A011387
MAS/MILS ID 0020780010
Record type Site
Current site name Nabesna Mine
Alternate or previous names White Mountain, Moonshine, Sunshine
Related records 10000747

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -143.01786, 62.37049 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nabesna B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Nabesna SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nabesna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 007 N 013 E 21 SENESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -143.01786, 62.37049
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike S15E
    Dip 20W
    Thickness 136M
    Length 136M
    Width 10M
    Area 20HA
    Depth to top 45M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip S15E:20W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1924
Year of first production 1931

Mining district

District name Chisana

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ptarmigan Mining Co.
    Interest 75
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Alford, Yvonne M.
    Interest 25
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 757M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method UNDERHAND 10-35
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 288
    Number of Adits 6
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit M.S. 1591 ISSUED 1935 ON 330.57 ACRES; PAT #1079922. PROD. 1931-1940: $1,869,396 FROM 15,801 FT. OF WORKINGS. VEIN-TYPE DEPOSITS IN VICINITY OF CONTACT METASOMATIC AND REPLACEMENT-TYPE MINERALIZATION IN NABESNA LST (B933-B).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-1995 Carnes, R. David U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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