The Davison Bay Nickel-Copper Prospect is a copper and nickel mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 10 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 10 Feet (3 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Nickel
Lat, Long: 57.78833, -136.31167
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Davison Bay Nickel-Copper Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Davison Bay Nickel-Copper Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Nickel
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1911
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Norite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE 1.5% NI, 0.8% CU-USGS B 947-C, P. 63
Materials
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pentlandite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Plagioclase
Gangue: Pyroxene
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL PODS OF PYRRHOTITE, PENTLANDITE, AND CHALCOPYRITE ARRANGED IN ERRATIC PATTERN IN NORITE BODY THAT CONTAINS SOME DISSEMINATED SULFIDES, SURROUNDED BY BARREN NORITE.
Comment (Workings): 1 DIAMOND DRILL HOLE DRILLED BY USBM IN 1942. A SHALLOW SHAFT AND SEVERAL TRENCHES ALSO PRESENT.
Comment (Geology): NORITE BODY PART OF COMPOSITE STOCK INTRUDED INTO METAMORPHOSED GRAYWACKE AND GREENSTONE.
Comment (Deposit): LUMPED INTO SAME DEPOSIT AS SI-16 (MIRROR HARBOR) AND SI-18 (EAST OF DAVISON BAY) BY COBB IN MF-467, LOC. 16 AND OF 78-450, P. 82-84. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES ESTIMATED TO BE NO MORE THAN A FEW TONS AT AVERAGE GRADE OF 1.5% NI, 0.8% CU-USGS 947-C, P. 63.
Comment (Development): DIAMOND DRILL HOLE DRILLED BY USBM IN 1942. NUMEROUS ACTIVE CLAIMS IN AREA AS OF 1977. NO PRODUCTION NOTED.
Comment (Location): USGS B 947-C, PLATE 15, FIG. 6, LOC. A. USGS MF-467, LOC. 16 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS 936-I, P. 221-243 (1942)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 16 (1972)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 82-84 (1978)
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 20-73, LOC. 153B (1978)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-947-C-PL-15-FIG-6-A
Reference (Deposit): USGS 947-C, P. 56-63, PL. 15 (1946)
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