| Deposit ID | 10000109 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010135 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Niblack Copper Co. |
| Related records | 10258161 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -132.14844, 55.06667 (WGS84) |
|---|
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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | CHIP SAMPLE OF POORER GRADE (LEFTOVER) BODY: 0.02 OZ/TON AU |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.3 OZ/TON AG |
| Result | 1.97% CU |
| Result | 1.5% ZN |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Greenschist |
| (1) | -132.14844, 55.06667 |
|---|
| Thickness | 6.1M |
|---|---|
| Length | 200M |
| Width | 100M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1902 |
| Year of last production | 1909 |
| District name | Ketchikan District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1524M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010135 |
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P. 77.
USGS BULL 259, P. 62-63.
USGS BULL 284, P. 50.
USGS BULL 345, P. 95-96.
ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 5, P. 1,6-9.
USGS BULL 1246, P. 124.
USGS OF 78-869, P. 149-150.
USGS BULL 1246, P. 174
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 LARGE ORE BODIES. DIMENSIONS GIVEN ARE FOR THE LARGEST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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