Little Bay Copper-Silver-Gold-Nickel Prospect

The Little Bay Copper-Silver-Gold-Nickel Prospect is a gold, copper, and silver mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Little Bay Copper-Silver-Gold-Nickel Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Nickel

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chichagof

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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF SPECIMENS SHOW AU, AG, CU, AND TRACE OF NI IN ONE SPECIMEN.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): USGS MF-467, LOC. 17 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): 4 CLAIMS LOCATED IN 1916. ONLY DEVELOPMENT WAS A FEW SHOTS INTO OUTCROP. NO PRODUCTION.

Comment (Deposit): CHALCOPYRITE, PYRRHOTITE FOUND IN VERY FINE GRAINED QUARTZITIC ROCK. ASSAYS SHOW GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, AND TRACE OF NICKEL.

Comment (Workings): A FEW SHOTS INTO OUTCROP.

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGIC MAPS USGS B 1058-E, PLATE 12 AND USGS MF-1476-B SHOW AREA UNDERLAIN BY TERT (?) OR CRET-JUR GABBRO.

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-467-17

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1058-E, PLATE 12 (FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY) (1959)

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 692, P. 123 (1919)

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 73 (1978)

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 17 (1972)

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