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Snipe Bay

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Nickel, PGE, Silver
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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. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185938
MRDS ID A013373
MAS/MILS ID 0021160025
Record type Site
Current site name Snipe Bay
Alternate or previous names Snipe 1096-1100, Inspiration Development Co., Snipe 899, 900, 976, 998, 1000, Baranof Trust, Snipe Bay Lode, Snipe Bay Ni-Cu, Vevelstad
Related records 10002448

Comments on the site names

  • OTHER NAMES:SAME AS MIRROR HARBOR.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -134.95662, 56.42331 (WGS84)
Elevation 145
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sitka(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Port Alexander B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Port Alexander SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Port Alexander(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass 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
Copper River 063 S 067 E 09 SESWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Albite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pentlandite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -134.95662, 56.42331
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10W
    Dip 90
    Thickness 5.3M
    Length 200M
    Width 26M
    Area 15HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N10W:90
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 15
    Date of Last Modification 880217

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1953
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Chichagof District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Donald Mcdonald And David Johnson
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1984

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1944
    Total resources 390000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.2999 wt-pct Nickel Major 1944
    Copper Cu 0.2999 wt-pct Copper Major 1944
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Inferred 390100mt ore
    Total resources 390100mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.2999 wt-pct Nickel Major 1984
    Copper Cu 0.2999 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
    Silver Ag 4.5 g/mt Silver Trace 1984

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 15HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 9
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 175
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 23.81
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 180
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 116-016

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 116-032

  • Reserve-Resource

    B936M p. 328

  • Reserve-Resource

    SR38 p. 46

  • Deposit

    B773a pp. 31, 37

  • Deposit

    B773d pp. 72, 95, 106-107, 110, 113

  • Deposit

    B800 pp. 337, 348-351

  • Deposit

    B897A p. 98

  • Deposit

    B936M

  • Deposit

    MR191-5 p. 5

  • Deposit

    C252 p. 7

  • Deposit

    IC7844 p. 12

  • Deposit

    B1223 pp. 13, 39

  • Deposit

    ADGS AR 1966a p. 65

  • Deposit

    SR38 p. 46, No. 113

Comments on the references

  • KIMBALL, A.L., PRIVATE COMMUNICATION, 1983

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB W000355 LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (PP792). 4 CLAIMS 1922. 10 NEW CLAIMS 1939. CONTINUED INTERMITTENT STAKING. 156 ACTIVE CLAIMS 1977. 10 ACTIVE CLAIMS 1980. MAGNETITE, PYRRHOTITE, PENTLANDITE & CHALCOPYRITE DISSEM. & IN SMALL MASSES IN GABBRO OR NORITE INTRUSIVE WHICH CUTS QUARTZITE & SCHIST UNITS OF SITKA GRAYWACKE. WHOLE MAFIC BODY CONSIDERED AS ORE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAR-1995 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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