The Spirit Mountain is a nickel mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,901 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: 3,901 Feet (1,189 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel
Lat, Long: 61.3094, -144.26250
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Spirit Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spirit Mountain
Secondary: Spirit Mountain Mng. Co.
Secondary: A.J. Boothby
Secondary: Roy Trotochau
Secondary: Jack Sauers
Secondary: Arthur Nelson
Secondary: Charles Ruthouski
Secondary: Andrew Halvorsen
Secondary: Ray Trotochau
Secondary: Neil Finnisand
Secondary: Summit Lake Sulphide
Secondary: North Summit Ridge
Secondary: Canyon Creek Sulphide
Secondary: Canyon Creek
Secondary: Summit Lake
Secondary: B.O. Peterson
Secondary: Spirit Mountain Nickel Nos. 1-29
Secondary: Walter Filipek
Secondary: Don C. Mcwilliams
Secondary: Charley Young
Secondary: Canyon Glacier Sulphide
Secondary: J.B. O'Neill
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: PGE
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Cobalt
Location
State: Alaska
District: Nizina
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
Owner Name: Valdez Mines Ltd.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1907
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
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Enstatite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Anorthite
Unknown: Augite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Talc
Unknown: Tremolite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Pentlandite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Bravoite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS ACTIVE 1907-1917, 1941-1979. NO ACTIVE CLAIMS 1980. USGS CRIB W016501 USGS CRIB A003829 ESTIMATED RESERVES OF 5,580 METRIC TONS OF ORE GRADING UP TO 7.61% NICKEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-65
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 9, No. 200
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 83, No. 151
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1241 pp. 130-132
Reference (Deposit): OF78-1E p. 19
Reference (Deposit): B894 p. 105
Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B712c pp. 91-98
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B666P p. 97
Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 25, 43
Reference (Deposit): B576 pp. 52-53
Reference (Deposit): B520f pp. 103-104
Reference (Reserve-Resource): B943C pp. 55-56
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-149
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-017
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A p. 81, No. 52
Reference (Deposit): MF438
Reference (Deposit): GR40 pp. 2, 5-6
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 62, 64
Reference (Deposit): B1223 pp. 13, 39
Reference (Deposit): MR195-36 pp. 4-5, plates 1, 2
Reference (Deposit): PE86-13
Reference (Deposit): C252 p. 7
Reference (Deposit): RI3913 pp. 2-8
Reference (Deposit): IC7379 pp. 70-71
Reference (Deposit): B943C pp. 49-56
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