Rainy Creek Ultramafic

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

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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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