The Snipe Bay Prospect is a cobalt, nickel, and copper 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Cobalt, Nickel, Copper
Lat, Long: 56.43472, -134.96306
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Snipe Bay Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snipe Bay Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Baranof 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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Pentlandite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): UPDATE BY GLENN L. SHAFFER, 1/75, RESERVES AND POTENTIAL RESOURCE DATA
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MASS OF ALBATIZED NORITE (265 X 125 FT.) INTRUDED INTO QUARTZITE AND QUARTZ SCHIST, HAS DISSEMINATED PYRRHOTITE, CHALCOPYRITE, PENTLANDITE AND SOME SMALL HIGHER GRADE SPOTS.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): REFERENCE 1
Reference (Deposit): REED, J. C. AND GATES, G. O., 1942, USGS BULL. 936-M, P. 321-330
Reference (Deposit): CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1223, P.39, MAP P.10-11
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