The Snettisham Iron-Titanium-Vanadium Prospect is a iron, titanium, metal, and vanadium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 98 Feet (30 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Titanium, Metal, Vanadium
Lat, Long: 57.98417, -133.78417
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Snettisham Iron-Titanium-Vanadium Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snettisham Iron-Titanium-Vanadium Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium, Metal
Primary: Vanadium
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: PGE
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pyroxenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: DRILL CORE SAMPLE: 18.9% FE, 2.6% TIO2, 0.05% V- USGS OF 78-698, P. 25
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Sphene
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Development): DISCOVERED BEFORE 1900. 4-5 TONS OF TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE SHIPPEP TO DOUGLAS FOR ANALYSIS IN 1918. CLAIMS STAKED IN 1950 BY ROBERT COUGHLIN AND W. PEKOVICH. EXTENSIVE DIAMOND DRILLING BY USBM IN 1953.
Comment (Deposit): PYROXENITE PLUTON CONTAINS DISSEMINATED MAGNETITE, ALSO IN CONCENTRATIONS. SMALL AMOUNTS OF PYRRHOTITE, CHALCOPYRITE, ILMENITE FOUND WITH MAGNETITE.
Comment (Workings): 6,543 FT. OF DIAMOND DRILL HOLES DRILLED IN 1953 BY USBM.
Comment (Geology): PYROXENITE PLUTON THAT HAS INTRUDED PHYLLITE, HAS GRADATIONAL CONTACTS WITH DIORITE.
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Commodity): 14% MAGNETITE, 8% ILMENITE-
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ESTIMATED RESERVES OF 400-500 MILLION TONS OF MATERIAL AT AVERAGE GRADE OF 18-20% FE, 2% TIO2, 0.7% V2O5 AND 0.0027 TOZ/ST PGM-USBM OFR 85-86, P. 46; USGS OF 78-698, P.25.
Comment (Location): USBM 85-86, FIG. 4, LOC. 153; USGS MF-425, LOC. 2 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 85-86, P. 46, FIG. 4, LOC. 153 (1986)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-698, P. 25, 26 (1978)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-425, LOC. 2 (1972)
Reference (Other Database): USBM-OFR-85-86-FIG-4-153
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