| Deposit ID | 10096185 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002844 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Glacier Bay Nickel Sulfide Deposit-Alaska |
| Geographic coordinates: | -137.08545, 58.83304 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Fairweather D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Mount Fairweather NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)
Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002844 |
ALASKA-MINES, 2/72
MINES MAGAZINE, 4/72
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NEWMONT MINING CO. AND CITIES SERVICE. LARGEST SULFIDE NI DEPOSIT IN US. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1974 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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