Nikolai

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10234239
MRDS ID A011712
MAS/MILS ID 0020870004
Record type Site
Current site name Nikolai
Alternate or previous names Last Lode, Side Partner Lode, Red Rover Lode, Siwash Jack Lode, Surprise Lode, Wonder Lode, Nicholi Mine
Related records 10001035

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -142.67808, 61.46357 (WGS84)
Elevation 1295
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-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy SW(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

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 005 S 015 E 02 C W2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -142.67808, 61.46357

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 087-070

  • Deposit

    AR21c p. 437

  • Deposit

    SP5 pp. 82-83, 86-87

  • Deposit

    B213 p. 144

  • Deposit

    P15 pp. 16-18, 28-29

  • Deposit

    P41 pp. 92, 104-105

  • Deposit

    B345h pp. 165-166

  • Deposit

    B374 pp. 88-89

  • Deposit

    B448 pp. 75, 93-95

  • Deposit

    B480d pp. 84-85

  • Deposit

    B520g p. 106

  • Deposit

    B542f p. 84

  • Deposit

    B714a p. 28

  • Deposit

    B947F pp. 98, 106-108

  • Deposit

    I438

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 53, 58

  • Deposit

    C604 pp. 2, 8-9, 14

  • Deposit

    MF395

  • Deposit

    MF773B

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit M.S. 546 ISSUED 1904 ON 144.55 ACRES - PAT #39132. 2 CU-BEARING VEINS <1M THICK IN NIKOLAI GREENSTONE; MORE THAN 100M OF UNDERG. WORKINGS; NO PROD. RECORDS (MF773-B).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-1995 Carnes, R. David U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.