The Vabm Apex is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,101 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: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 68.3847, -157.28890
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Vabm Apex MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vabm Apex
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Colville Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1991
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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 (Geology): OCCURANCE LIES NEAR THE NORTH END OF THE MISHEGUK MOUNTAIN ALLOCHTHON, COMPOSED OF JURASSIC OLIVINE GABBRO. SAMPLES CONTAINED 6943PPM COPPER, 15PPB PLATNIUM, 8PPB PALLADIUM, AND 24 PPM NICKEL. NO COPPER SULFIDE MINERALS WERE RECOGNIZED.
References
Reference (Deposit): MULL, C.G., UNPUBLISHED MAP OF THE HOWARD PASS QUADRANGLE
Reference (Deposit): ,1992. AVAILABLE FROM J.M. KURTAK, USBM, ALASKA FIELD
Reference (Deposit): OPERATIONS CENTER, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.
Reference (Deposit): MEYER, M.P., AND J.M. KURTAK. RESULTS OF THE 1992 U.S.
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES COLVILLE MINING DISTRICT STUDY. BUMINES
Reference (Deposit): OFR 12-93, 1993, 35PP.
Reference (Deposit): FOLEY,J.Y., D.C. DAHLIN, C.L. MARDOCK, AND W.K. O'CONNOR.
Reference (Deposit): PLATNIUM-GROUP METALS IN THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE,
Reference (Deposit): NORTHWESTERN ALASKA. BUMINES OFR-80-92, 1992, 68PP.
Reference (Deposit): RECONNAISSANCE INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE DEPOSITS AND
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