The Brady Glacier is a nickel and copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,451 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: 3,451 Feet (1,052 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel, Copper
Lat, Long: 58.5569, -136.91810
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Brady Glacier MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brady Glacier
Secondary: Ms2229,Pat50650475,Blm59138
Secondary: Nunatak 1-4 See #1
Secondary: Nunatak 14-17 See #1
Secondary: Nunatak 24-27 See #1
Secondary: Nunatak 34-37 See #1
Secondary: Nunatak 54-57 See #1
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: PGE
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
District: Yakutat
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: Private Lease
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. G. Sellwood
Percent: 5.00
Home Office: Minnesota
Info Year: 1960
Owner Name: Guilford Hartley
Percent: 13.00
Home Office: Minnesota
Info Year: 1960
Owner Name: J. C. Campbell, Jr.
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Minnesota
Info Year: 1960
Owner Name: Royal D. Alworth, Jr.
Percent: 11.00
Home Office: Minnesota
Info Year: 1960
Owner Name: Newmont Exploration, Ltd.
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1980
Owner Name: Operations, Inc.
Percent: 3.00
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: H. B. Fryberger, Jr.
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Minnesota
Info Year: 1960
Owner Name: F. K. Weyerhaeuser
Percent: 11.00
Home Office: Minnesota
Info Year: 1960
Owner Name: Edmund Hayes
Percent: 5.00
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1960
Owner Name: Norton Clapp
Percent: 11.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1960
Owner Name: C. D. Weyerhaeuser
Percent: 5.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1960
Owner Name: John P. Mckee Estate
Percent: 10.00
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Caving Methods - Other Caving Methods
Milling Method: Flotation
Discovery Year: 1958
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: L
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: Augite
Unknown: Tremolite
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyroxene
Unknown: Plagioclase
Unknown: Pentlandite
Unknown: Forsterite
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Enstatite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Picotite
Comments
Comment (Reference): BRACKEN, E.O. & MULLIGAN, J.J., 1967, USBM UNPUB RPT
Comment (Ownership): OPERATOR ADDRESS: NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION 300 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
Comment (Deposit): 20 CLAIMS PATD IN 1965 UNDER M.S. 2229 -CLAIMS NAMED NUNATAK 204 CLAIMS NOT PATENTED USGS CRIB W002845 USGS CRIB W016519 SMELTER LOCATION AT PORT NICKEL, LOUISIANA. TOTAL ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS ARE 27500 KW. TOTAL PERSONS REQUIRED IS 816.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): R3=M1C1. LITERATURE STATES COBALT PRESENT BUT NOT IN MINEABLE QUANTS. R2=M2C1 SELECTED SAMPLES OUTSIDE MATERIAL CONTAINING NI AND CU.
References
Reference (Deposit): ECON G 5108
Reference (Deposit): B1058B
Reference (Deposit): B1094
Reference (Deposit): B1121F
Reference (Deposit): B1121K
Reference (Deposit): ECON G 6306
Reference (Deposit): B1223
Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a p. 65
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 162
Reference (Deposit): I484
Reference (Deposit): GSA BULL 6704 pp. 511-526
Reference (Deposit): P700B
Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 79-82
Reference (Deposit): MF436
Reference (Deposit): P800C
Reference (Deposit): AC&O 7410
Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 pp. 12-13
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C96-C101
Reference (Deposit): OF81-249A p. 3
Reference (Deposit): P820
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-041
Reference (Deposit): B926C pp. 177-178
Reference (Deposit): B947D
Reference (Deposit): B963A
Reference (Reserve-Resource): FLUOR UTAH p. 16
Reference (Deposit): B800 pp. 329-330
Reference (Deposit): B836b pp. 117-135
Reference (Deposit): ECON G 3801
Reference (Deposit): P1195
Reference (Deposit): OP252
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 10, No. 233
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 pp. 15, 39, 43
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-9
Reference (Deposit): SR31 p. 43, No. 98
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