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Miners River Nickel

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Nickel
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161041
MAS/MILS ID 0020850113
Record type Site
Current site name Miners River Nickel
Alternate or previous names F. Smith and Associates

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -147.50008, 61.07238 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anchorage A-2 SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Anchorage SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Chugach National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 011 N 011 E 04 NENESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pentlandite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -147.50008, 61.07238
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30E
    Dip 70S
    Width 5.3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N30E:70S
    Date of Last Modification 881220

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1944
    Measured 4960mt ore
    Indicated 7164mt ore
    Demonstrated 12124mt ore
    Total resources 12124mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.2 wt-pct Nickel Major 1944

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZED ZONE 60X20 FT CONTAINS APPROX .23% NI (UNPB WMR) Workings consist of a 2.4 m.-long adit at sea level and 66.4 m. of workings at the 6.1 m. elevation.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-1988 Dwb 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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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