The Mirror Harbor is a copper, cobalt, and nickel mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 66 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: 66 Feet (20 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Cobalt, Nickel
Lat, Long: 57.7853, -136.30690
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Mirror Harbor MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mirror Harbor
Secondary: Juneau Sea Level Copper Mines
Secondary: S. H. P. Vevelstad
Secondary: Alaska Trust
Secondary: Davison Bay
Secondary: Ilene Claims
Secondary: Alaska Nickel Mines
Secondary: Fleming Island
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Nickel
Tertiary: PGE
Location
State: Alaska
District: Chichagof District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Galactic Resources, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New Jersey
Info Year: 1984
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Flotation
Discovery Year: 1911
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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: Amphibole
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Plagioclase
Unknown: Pyroxene
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pentlandite
Comments
Comment (Names): OTHER NAMES: S.H.P. VEVELSTAD; JUNEAU SEA LEVEL CO. MINES; ALASKA NICKEL MINES; ALASKA TRUST; FLEMING ISLAND; DAVISON BAY; ILENE CLAIMS.
Comment (Reference): SANFORD, 1942, 9P (UNPUB REPORT FOR PROJECT #506)
Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: INSPIRATION DEVELOPMENT CO. BOX 2247-R MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960 TELE: (201) 540-9898 USGS CRIB W000378 USGS CRIB W000379
Comment (Reserve-Resource): QUANTITY TAKEN FROM LETTER TO S. WIMPFEN FROM INSPIRATION. COBALT ASSAY GRADE TAKEN FROM BUNDTZEN, ET AL., P. 15.
References
Reference (Deposit): B773d pp. 95-98, 110-111
Reference (Deposit): B800 pp. 348-351
Reference (Deposit): B936I pp. 221-243
Reference (Deposit): MR114-5
Reference (Deposit): MR191-5 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT333
Reference (Deposit): B947C pp. 56-63
Reference (Deposit): RI4168
Reference (Deposit): C252 p. 7
Reference (Deposit): IC7844 p. 12
Reference (Deposit): B1223 pp. 13, 38
Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a p. 65
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 144
Reference (Deposit): MF467
Reference (Deposit): P792 p. 91
Reference (Deposit): LETTER WIMPFEN 7703
Reference (Deposit): OF78-450 pp. 82-84
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122 p. 100, No. 26
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 10, No. 242
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 pp. 15, 39, 43
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-21
Reference (Deposit): SR31 pp. 8, 15
Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 10
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 46, No. 102
Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 25, 41
Reference (Deposit): MR114-2
Reference (Deposit): B666P p. 97
Reference (Deposit): B692b pp. 22-23, 30
Reference (Deposit): B692e pp. 125-133
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-017
Reference (Reserve-Resource): WAR MINERALS REPORT333 p. 8
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SR38 p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B642d p. 78
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