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Funter Bay

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233788
MRDS ID A001484
MAS/MILS ID 0021120072
Record type Site
Current site name Funter Bay
Alternate or previous names Mertie Adit, Admiralty Alaska Gold, Pekovich Nickel, Pekovich Cobalt, Pekovich, Boston and Alaska Co., Admiralty Alaska

Comments on the site names

  • OTHER NAMES:FUNTER BAY NICKEL;ADMIRALTY ALASKA GOLD;PERKOVICH NICKEL; PERKOVICH COBALT; PERKOVICH;BOSTON & ALASKA CO.;ADMIRALTY ALASKA.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -134.85782, 58.23164 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Admiralty Island(hydrologic unit)

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 042 S 065 E 18 N2SWNW Alaska

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anthophyllite Unknown
Augite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Hypersthene Unknown
Labradorite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Pentlandite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown
Talc Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -134.85782, 58.23164
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E
    Dip 30E
    Thickness 20M
    Length 274M
    Width 30M
    Depth to top 50M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Strike And Dip N10E:30E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 860926
  • Area 18HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 18
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1886
Year of first production 1895
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Admiralty

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Admiralty-Alaska Gold Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1980

Production statistics

  • Year 1896
    Description Production Reported 16000 Dollars

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 508030mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.34 wt-pct Nickel Major 1984
    Copper Cu 0.35 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
    Cobalt Co 0.15 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • QUANTITY TAKEN FROM USBM REPORT BY HOLT & MOSS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1643M
    Overall depth 121M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OVERHAND SHRINKAGE 10-67
    Percent Waste Rock 10
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 3
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 320
    Number of Adits 4
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 300
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 61.52
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 180
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 112-024

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 112-086

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 112-087

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 112-100

  • Reserve-Resource

    SR38 p. 46

  • Deposit

    AR18b pp. 62-63, 77-78

  • Deposit

    B259d p. 55

  • Deposit

    B287 p. 149

  • Deposit

    B642d p. 76

  • Deposit

    BMB153 p. 16

  • Deposit

    B662d pp. 86-92

  • Deposit

    B712a p. 30

  • Deposit

    B714d pp. 113-116

  • Deposit

    B722a pp. 36-37

  • Deposit

    B739a p. 22

  • Deposit

    B773a p. 12

  • Deposit

    B773d pp. 72, 95, 109

  • Deposit

    B783a p. 7

  • Deposit

    B783b pp. 41-46

  • Deposit

    B800 p. 348

  • Deposit

    MR112-6A

  • Deposit

    B813a p. 14

  • Deposit

    B824a p. 16

  • Deposit

    B836a p. 16

  • Deposit

    B844A pp. 15-16

  • Deposit

    B857A p. 15

  • Deposit

    B864A p. 17

  • Deposit

    B868A pp. 16, 82-83

  • Deposit

    B880A p. 17

  • Deposit

    B897A p. 17

  • Deposit

    B897D

  • Deposit

    B910A p. 19

  • Deposit

    B917A pp. 19, 105

  • Deposit

    B926A p. 18

  • Deposit

    B926C p. 174

  • Deposit

    B933A p. 17

  • Deposit

    B936O

  • Deposit

    IC7379 pp. 70-71

  • Deposit

    RI3950 pp. 1-15

  • Deposit

    C252 p. 7

  • Deposit

    MR112-12

  • Deposit

    B1024B pp. 51-52

  • Deposit

    MR112-13

  • Deposit

    MR112-14

  • Deposit

    MR112-15

  • Deposit

    MR112-16

  • Deposit

    I323

  • Deposit

    B1139 p. 130

  • Deposit

    IC8103 p. 27

  • Deposit

    MR195-35

  • Deposit

    RI6043

  • Deposit

    B1155

  • Deposit

    B1181R p. 43

  • Deposit

    GC6 p. 33

  • Deposit

    B1223 pp. 13, 37-38

  • Deposit

    ADGS AR 1966a p. 65

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 137, 140

  • Deposit

    GC8 pp. 4, 15, 19-20

  • Deposit

    MIRL 28 p. 113

  • Deposit

    MF435

  • Deposit

    OF78-374 pp. 6-10

  • Deposit

    OF81-122 p. 57, No. 137

  • Deposit

    P820 p. 440

  • Deposit

    OF82-719 p. 10, No. 239

  • Deposit

    AMR 81-82 p. 39

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. F-24

  • Deposit

    IC8869

  • Deposit

    SR38 p. 46, No. 99

Comments on the references

  • HOLT & MOSS, 1946, BOM INTERNAL REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB M046847 USGS CRIB W002851

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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