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Nikolai Butte

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282993
MRDS ID A011700
MAS/MILS ID 0020870031
Record type Site
Current site name Nikolai Butte
Alternate or previous names Nicholie Butt
Related records 10001026

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -142.45806, 61.37608 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Location accuracy 500(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

McCarthy B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chitina River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 006 S 016 E 01 N2NWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -142.45806, 61.37608
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SMALL PROSPECTS THAT EXPLORED NARROW VEINS IN STEEP FAULTS THAT CUT THE NIKOLAI GREENSTONE AND CHITISTONE LIMESTONE AND CU- STAINED ZONES ALONG THE CONTACT (MF 773B).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Johnny L. Wilson
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Rdc 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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