The Nunatak is a silver, copper, iron, gold, and molybdenum mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,099 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: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Iron, Gold, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 58.9889, -136.10000
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Nunatak MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nunatak
Secondary: John Johnson, Hoonah
Secondary: Tom Smith, Juneau
Secondary: Triton & Triton No. 1
Secondary: S.H.P. Vevelstad
Secondary: George Comstock
Secondary: Triton Nos. 2-20
Secondary: Carl Vevelstad
Secondary: Independence Day No. 1-9, 11, 13-16
Secondary: Nuna Nos. 1-30
Secondary: Nuna Nos. 34-38
Secondary: Walper
Secondary: Keevil Mining Group Ltd.
Secondary: Wallace Martin
Secondary: Nunatak Peak Area
Secondary: Walper & Keevil, Shesapeake & Selco
Secondary: J.A. Walper
Secondary: C.R. Nordling
Secondary: Anthony J Thomas
Secondary: Climax Molybdenum Co
Secondary: Anadarko Production Co.
Secondary: Ambassador Oil Corporation
Secondary: M.A. Kaufman
Secondary: Amballador Nos. 1-26
Secondary: Muir Nos. 1-56
Secondary: Superior Oil Co.
Secondary: George Moerlein
Secondary: O.K. Nos. 1-4
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron
Primary: Gold
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. National Park Service
Info Year: 1984
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1941
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Actinolite
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Montmorillonite
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Orthoclase
Unknown: Phlogopite
Unknown: Plagioclase
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphene
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Zoisite
Unknown: Alunite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Albite
Unknown: Andesine
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chert
Unknown: Clinozoisite
Unknown: Diopside
Unknown: Enargite
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Feldspar
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Reference): RATAJ, 1975, NOS. 238, 251 (BM UNPB NOTES)
References
Reference (Deposit): IC7844 p. 12
Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 193
Reference (Deposit): B1121K p. 49
Reference (Deposit): MR111-2
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 163
Reference (Deposit): OF280
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 p. 150
Reference (Deposit): P632
Reference (Deposit): MF436
Reference (Deposit): OF78-374 pp. 42-45
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C274-C295, plates 1A, 1B, 2
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-020
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-041
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-050
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-051
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-057
Reference (Reserve-Resource): P632 p. 1
Reference (Reserve-Resource): OF78-494 p. C294
Reference (Deposit): MR111-1 pp. 56-57
Reference (Deposit): ECON G 3801 pp. 56-57
Reference (Deposit): B926C pp. 178-180
Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT300
Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT40
Reference (Deposit): B947B pp. 9-18
Reference (Deposit): RI4421 pp. 1-6
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-10
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