Alaska
Past Producer

Nabesna

Alaska, United States
GoldLeadSilverCopperZincIron
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Description

Carl F. Whitham

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryLead, Silver, Copper
TertiaryZinc, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueAndradite, Apatite, Brookite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Gypsum, Quartz, Serpentine, Specularite, Sphene, Spinel, Vesuvianite, Wollastonite
Other materialsMagnetite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Nabesna Limestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Hornblendite,Andesite
AlterationOxidation Effective To Depth Of Several Tens Of Ft; Locally Extends To More Than 350 Ft In Depth.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1931
Last production1940
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10000747
MRDS IDA011387
Alternate namesNabesna Mining Corporation
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates62.37663, -143.01839
References
LOWE AND OTHERS, 1982, USGS GQ-1566, LOC. M1.RICHTER, D.H., AND OTHERS, 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE NABESNA QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-655-K, SCALE 1:250,000.SMITH, P.S., 1942, MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1940: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 933-A, P. 1-102.WAYLAND, R.C., 1943, GOLD DEPOSITS NEAR NABESNA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 933-B, P. 103-199.BERG, H.C., AND COBB, E.H., 1967, METALLIFEROUS LODE DEPOSITS OF ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1246, 254 P.PILGRIM, E.R., 1931, NABESNA MINING CORPORATION, WHITHAM GROUP, IN STEWART, B.D., REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA AND THE UNITED STATES IN MAKING MINING INVESTIGATIONS AND IN INSPECTION OF MINES FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING MARCH 31, 1931, P. 60-62.COBB, E.H., 1973, PLACER DEPOSITS OF ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1374, 1 PLATE, 312 P.MOFFIT, F.H., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND ADJACENT AREA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 989-D, P. 65-218.MOFFIT, F.H., 1938, THE SUSLOTA PASS DISTRICT, UPPER COPPER RIVER REGION, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 844-C, P. 137-162.SMITH AND OTHERS, 1933, USGS B 844, P. 21MOFFIT, F.H., AND KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1909, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE NABESNA-WHITE RIVER DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 379-D, P. 161-180.ADGGS SR 33, P. 11.USGS CIRC 348, P. 3-4.BAG-MF-655K-13USGS BULL 933-B, P. 194 AND ADGGS SR33, P. 11