The Niblack is a copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 59 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: 59 Feet (18 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 55.0669, -132.14670
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Niblack MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Niblack
Secondary: Lookout No. 1-12
Secondary: Wakefield Min. Lands Co.
Secondary: Niblack Copper Co.
Secondary: Myrtle
Secondary: Judge
Secondary: Jefferson
Secondary: Forest
Secondary: Luella
Secondary: Bradford
Secondary: W.L. Gold
Secondary: G.H. Wakefield
Secondary: Conondrum
Secondary: Mammoth
Secondary: Copper Chief
Secondary: Iron and Copper
Secondary: Moira Copper Co.
Secondary: Wakefield Estate
Secondary: Surprise
Secondary: Milwaukee
Secondary: Cleveland
Secondary: Hawkeye
Secondary: St. Louis
Secondary: Ohio
Secondary: X-10-U-8
Secondary: Sweet Marie
Secondary: Coast Range Exploration
Secondary: Nib No. 1-23
Secondary: Nib No. 29-38
Secondary: Cominco American Inc
Secondary: Dama
Secondary: Trio
Secondary: Copper Cliff
Secondary: Pyrit Nos. 1-3
Secondary: H. Rea Beckwith
Secondary: Wescott
Secondary: Westcott
Secondary: Hillside
Secondary: Walter Gold
Secondary: Lookout Mountain
Secondary: Niblack Mine
Secondary: Dama Zone
Secondary: Edith M.
Secondary: John Clamen
Secondary: Broadgage
Secondary: Gold Zone
Secondary: Lindsy/88
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
District: Se Alaska
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: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Abacus Minerals Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996
Owner Name: Lac Minerals
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1988
Owner Name: Teck Corp. (Ownes 15% Of Abacus Minerals Corp.)
Percent: 15.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ VEINLETS WITH GALENA, SPHALERITE, AND PYRITE INCLOSED IN ARGILLACEOUS SCHIST USGS CRIB A000908 USGS CRIB A000914 USGS CRIB A000764 USGS CRIB A000771 USGS CRIB A000824 USGS CRIB A000736 AN EXPLORATION PROGRAM IS PLANNED FOR 1997; IT WILL BE DIRECTED AT EXPANDING THE RESOURCE. THE PHASE 1 DRILL PROGRAM IS COMPLETE. DRILLING @ LOOKOUT & TRIO WILL ADD TO THE PRESENTLY DEFINED RESOURCE OF 1,800,000 TONS GRADING 0.117 G/T AU, 1.37 OZ/T AG, 1.5% CU, AND 2.64% ZN. A TOTAL OF $1,500,000 HAS BEEN SPENT THUS FAR, PRIMARILY ON DIAMOND DRILLING UTILIZING TWO RIGS. THE PHASE 2 DRILLING WILL FOCUS ON INCREASING THE RESOURCE ON LOOKOUT AND TRIO AS WELL AS TESTING ADDITIONAL TARGETS ON THE PROPERTY (8-97).
Comment (Geology): MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED PYRITE-CHALCOPYRITE DEPOSITS OCCUR IN QUARTZ-SERICITE LAYERS CONFORMABLE TO THE LAYERING IN THE GREENSTONE VOLCANICS. PROBABLE STRATAFORM VOLCANOGENIC ORIGIN. SEE KINKLE, 1962, P. 1071-1080 (ECON GEOLOGY V. 57 NO. 7). HERREID, 1964, P. 8 (DMM GR 5), AND COBB, 1978, P. 150 (OF 78-869)
Comment (Ownership): TECK CAN EARN 51% INTEREST IN PROPERTY BY PLACING DEPOSIT INTO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION.
References
Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, JULY 22, 1996, P19.
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #44, OCT 30, 1996, P12.
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-006
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-103
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-107
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-108
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-110
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-126
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-196
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-268
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-277
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-291
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-292
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V108 #32, 8-6-97, P.1.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NORTHERN MINER, 5-19-97. P.14.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE MINING RECORD, 5-7-97, P.6.
Reference (Deposit): BELOW ARE REFERENCES ENTERED BY AFOR OR WFOC PRIOR TO 1996,
Reference (Deposit): B379d p. 82
Reference (Deposit): B442d p. 143
Reference (Deposit): B592e p. 82
Reference (Deposit): B642d p. 90
Reference (Deposit): MR191-5 p. 10
Reference (Deposit): IR HMF 480530 p. 7
Reference (Deposit): B963A pp. 7-8
Reference (Deposit): IC7844 p. 11
Reference (Deposit): B1139 pp. 74, 76
Reference (Deposit): B1108B p. 35
Reference (Deposit): GR5 pp. 1, 6-9
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 14
Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 9-15-97, P.11.
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 108, #19, MAY 7, 1997, P6.
Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 174
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 pp. 83, 90, 94, 103
Reference (Deposit): MF433
Reference (Deposit): OF78-869 pp. 54, 61, 117, 149-150, 217, 223
Reference (Deposit): CODES FOR SOME OF THE ENTERIES ARE UNKNOWN, SOME ARE KNOWN:
Reference (Deposit): P1 pp. 75-78
Reference (Deposit): B259d pp. 62-63
Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 50
Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 70
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 84, No. 238
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 pp. 11, 36
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-66
Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 9
Reference (Deposit): B345e pp. 95-96
Reference (Deposit): B347 pp. 129-132
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