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Nabesna Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Iron, Arsenic
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000517
MRDS ID A010711
Record type Site
Current site name Nabesna Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -143.01089, 62.37469 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nabesna B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Nabesna SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nabesna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Magnetite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -143.01089, 62.37469
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1907
Year of first production 1931
Year of last production 1940

Mining district

District name Chisana District

Comments on the production information

  • AVERAGE GRADE INDICATED BY ABOVE PRODUCTION FIGURES IS ABOUT 0.76 OZ AU/TON

Comments on the workings information

  • SUBSTANTIAL UNDERGROUND WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • POST-1967 PROSPECTING ACTIVITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTACT METAMORPHIC DEPOSIT IN LIMESTONE INTRUDED BY SMALL GRANITIC BODIES. MASSIVE MAGNETITE WITH PYRITE, VEINS AND MASSES OF PYRKHOTITE, AND VEINS OF GOLD-BEARING PYRITE AT CONTACT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1984 Elliott, R. L. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 13-APR-1994 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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