Miners River Nickel

The Miners River Nickel is a nickel mine located in Alaska.

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

Name: Miners River Nickel

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation:

Commodity: Nickel

Lat, Long: 61.0728, -147.49750

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Satelite image of the Miners River Nickel

Miners River Nickel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Miners River Nickel
Secondary: F. Smith and Associates

Commodity

Primary: Nickel
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Cobalt

Location

State: Alaska

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

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

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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Pentlandite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED ZONE 60X20 FT CONTAINS APPROX .23% NI (UNPB WMR) Workings consist of a 2.4 m.-long adit at sea level and 66.4 m. of workings at the 6.1 m. elevation.