The Blue Lake is a nickel mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 850 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: 850 Feet (259 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel
Lat, Long: 57.0514, -135.21670
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Blue Lake MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Lake
Secondary: Haley & Hanlon
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 CLAIMS STAKED 1943-44. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. 15 FOOT ADIT. DEPOSIT COMPOSED OF MAINLY PYRRHOTITE & LESSER CHALCOPYRITE OCCURRING IN SMALL IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED MASSES IN A FAULT CUTTING A HORNBLENDITE COUNTRY ROCK. ASSAYS OF MASSIVE SULFIDE: .99% CU, .20% NI, .09% CO AND NO SILVER. DEPOSIT DETERMINED TO NOT BE OF ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792)
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-091
Reference (Deposit): B947C pp. 63-64
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 144, 146
Reference (Deposit): MF467
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122 p. 107
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