Nunatak

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

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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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