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Funter Bay

The Funter Bay is a cobalt, copper, and nickel mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,699 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

Name: Funter Bay

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)

Commodity: Cobalt, Copper, Nickel

Lat, Long: 58.2319, -134.85580

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Funter Bay MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Funter Bay
Secondary: Mertie Adit
Secondary: Admiralty Alaska Gold
Secondary: Pekovich Nickel
Secondary: Pekovich Cobalt
Secondary: Pekovich
Secondary: Boston and Alaska Co.
Secondary: Admiralty Alaska

Commodity

Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Copper
Primary: Nickel
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska
District: Admiralty

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Admiralty-Alaska Gold Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1980

Production

Year: 1896
Description: Production Reported 16000 Dollars

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1895
Discovery Year: 1886
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

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: Labradorite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Augite
Unknown: Anthophyllite
Unknown: Hypersthene
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Talc
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pentlandite
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB M046847 USGS CRIB W002851

Comment (Names): OTHER NAMES:FUNTER BAY NICKEL;ADMIRALTY ALASKA GOLD;PERKOVICH NICKEL; PERKOVICH COBALT; PERKOVICH;BOSTON & ALASKA CO.;ADMIRALTY ALASKA.

Comment (Reference): HOLT & MOSS, 1946, BOM INTERNAL REPORT

Comment (Reserve-Resource): QUANTITY TAKEN FROM USBM REPORT BY HOLT & MOSS.

References

Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 p. 113

Reference (Deposit): IC8103 p. 27

Reference (Deposit): MR195-35

Reference (Deposit): RI6043

Reference (Deposit): B1155

Reference (Deposit): B1181R p. 43

Reference (Deposit): GC6 p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B1223 pp. 13, 37-38

Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a p. 65

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 137, 140

Reference (Deposit): GC8 pp. 4, 15, 19-20

Reference (Deposit): IC7379 pp. 70-71

Reference (Deposit): RI3950 pp. 1-15

Reference (Deposit): C252 p. 7

Reference (Deposit): MR112-12

Reference (Deposit): B1024B pp. 51-52

Reference (Deposit): MR112-13

Reference (Deposit): MR112-14

Reference (Deposit): MR112-15

Reference (Deposit): MR112-16

Reference (Deposit): I323

Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 130

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B897D

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 19

Reference (Deposit): MF435

Reference (Deposit): OF78-374 pp. 6-10

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122 p. 57, No. 137

Reference (Deposit): P820 p. 440

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 10, No. 239

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 39

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-24

Reference (Deposit): IC8869

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 46, No. 99

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 19, 105

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B926C p. 174

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B936O

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-024

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-086

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-087

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-100

Reference (Reserve-Resource): SR38 p. 46

Reference (Deposit): AR18b pp. 62-63, 77-78

Reference (Deposit): B259d p. 55

Reference (Deposit): B287 p. 149

Reference (Deposit): B642d p. 76

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B662d pp. 86-92

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B714d pp. 113-116

Reference (Deposit): B722a pp. 36-37

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 12

Reference (Deposit): B773d pp. 72, 95, 109

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 7

Reference (Deposit): B783b pp. 41-46

Reference (Deposit): B800 p. 348

Reference (Deposit): MR112-6A

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 15-16

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 15

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 16, 82-83

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 17

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