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Niblack

Prospect 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258161
MRDS ID A010135
MAS/MILS ID 0021190050
Record type Site
Current site name Niblack
Alternate or previous names Lookout No. 1-12, Wakefield Min. Lands Co., Niblack Copper Co., Myrtle, Judge, Jefferson, Forest, Luella, Bradford, W.L. Gold, G.H. Wakefield, Conondrum, Mammoth, Copper Chief, Iron and Copper, Moira Copper Co., Wakefield Estate, Surprise, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Hawkeye, St. Louis, Ohio, X-10-U-8, Sweet Marie, Coast Range Exploration, Nib No. 1-23, Nib No. 29-38, Cominco American Inc, Dama, Trio, Copper Cliff, Pyrit Nos. 1-3, H. Rea Beckwith, Wescott, Westcott, Hillside, Walter Gold, Lookout Mountain, Niblack Mine, Dama Zone, Edith M., John Clamen, Broadgage, Gold Zone, Lindsy/88
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Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -132.14847, 55.06663 (WGS84)
Elevation 18
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Craig A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Craig SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)

Southern 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 078 S 088 E 33 NESENE Alaska

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -132.14847, 55.06663
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARTZ VEINLETS WITH GALENA, SPHALERITE, AND PYRITE INCLOSED IN ARGILLACEOUS SCHIST USGS CRIB A000908 USGS CRIB A000914 USGS CRIB A000764 USGS CRIB A000771 USGS CRIB A000824 USGS CRIB A000736 AN EXPLORATION PROGRAM IS PLANNED FOR 1997; IT WILL BE DIRECTED AT EXPANDING THE RESOURCE. THE PHASE 1 DRILL PROGRAM IS COMPLETE. DRILLING @ LOOKOUT & TRIO WILL ADD TO THE PRESENTLY DEFINED RESOURCE OF 1,800,000 TONS GRADING 0.117 G/T AU, 1.37 OZ/T AG, 1.5% CU, AND 2.64% ZN. A TOTAL OF $1,500,000 HAS BEEN SPENT THUS FAR, PRIMARILY ON DIAMOND DRILLING UTILIZING TWO RIGS. THE PHASE 2 DRILLING WILL FOCUS ON INCREASING THE RESOURCE ON LOOKOUT AND TRIO AS WELL AS TESTING ADDITIONAL TARGETS ON THE PROPERTY (8-97).
  • MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED PYRITE-CHALCOPYRITE DEPOSITS OCCUR IN QUARTZ-SERICITE LAYERS CONFORMABLE TO THE LAYERING IN THE GREENSTONE VOLCANICS. PROBABLE STRATAFORM VOLCANOGENIC ORIGIN. SEE KINKLE, 1962, P. 1071-1080 (ECON GEOLOGY V. 57 NO. 7). HERREID, 1964, P. 8 (DMM GR 5), AND COBB, 1978, P. 150 (OF 78-869)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Se Alaska

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Abacus Minerals Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Teck Corp. (Ownes 15% Of Abacus Minerals Corp.)
    Interest 15
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
  • Type Operator
    Owner Lac Minerals
    Home office Canada
    Year 1988

Comments on the ownership information

  • TECK CAN EARN 51% INTEREST IN PROPERTY BY PLACING DEPOSIT INTO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Total resources 1633000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.011 g/mt Gold Trace 1997
    Silver Ag 46.97 g/mt Silver Trace 1997
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1997
    Zinc Zn 2.64 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1997

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-SEP-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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