Admiralty-Alaska Gold

The Admiralty-Alaska Gold is a cobalt and nickel mine located in Alaska.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Admiralty-Alaska Gold
Secondary: Mertie Lode

Commodity

Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Nickel
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Funter Bay, Admiralty Island

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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pentlandite

Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PIPELIKE MAFIC INTRUSIVE WITH MAX. DIAMETER OF 60 TO 200 FEET PLUNGING 30 DEGREES EAST HAS BEEN EXPLORED FOR 900 FEET DOWNDIP.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT WAS FOUND AND FIRST MAPPED IN 1919 BY JOHN MERTIE OF THE USGS. LATER MAPPED AND DESCRIBED BY REED (1942). FURTHER EXPLORATION IN THE 1950'S WAS SUPPORTED BY A DMEA CONTRACT.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): DMEA CONTRACT NO. 598 REPORTS 1% NI AND 1% CU.

Comment (Deposit): DMEA docket no. 1856, Contract no. IDM-E143. The DMEA contract no. 598 in Reserve-Resource line 1 is not found in the docket file, so don't know what is going on.

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): REED, J. C., 1942, USGS BULL. 936-O, P. 351-361

Reference (Deposit): CORNWALL, H. R., 1966, USGS BULL. 1223, P. 37-38

Reference (Deposit): REED, J. C., 1942, USGS BULL. 936-0, P. 351-361

Reference (Deposit): BUDDINGTON, A. F., 1926, USGS BULL. 783-B, P. 41-62

Reference (Deposit): DMA/DMEA Docket No. 1856

Reference (Deposit): U. S. Bureau of Mines R.I. 3950.

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