The Rainy Creek Ultramafic is a nickel mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel
Lat, Long: 63.3236, -145.89940
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Rainy Creek Ultramafic MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainy Creek Ultramafic
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Asbestos
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: PGE
Location
State: Alaska
District: Delta River
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1962
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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 (Deposit): NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF CHROMITE AND IRON-COPPER-NICKEL SULFIDES ARE FOUND IN THE RAINY CREEK DRAINAGE.
References
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GR 14
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP MF-1996A
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF (FOLEY, 1991)
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1374, P. 116, 124
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GR 46
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 14-90
Reference (Deposit): METALL. SOCIETY: PROCESS MINERALOGY VII, P. 197-220
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS PDF 89-20
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