Alaska
Prospect

Miners River

Alaska, United States
NickelCopperCobalt
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper, Cobalt
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
AlterationPyritization of diorite country rock.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10000998
MRDS IDA011669
Alternate namesMiners River Nickel, Miners Bay
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.08958, -147.41258
References
Grant, U.S., 1906, Copper and other mineral resources of Prince William Sound: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 284, p. 78-87.Grant, U.S., and Higgins, D.F., 1910, Reconnaissance of the geology and mineral resources of Prince William Sound, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 443, 89 p.Webber, B.S., and Rutledge, F.A., 1944, Horseshoe Bay deposits, Latouche Island, Prince William Sound, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines unpublished War Minerals Report.Moffit, F.H. , and Fellows, R.E. , 1950, Coper deposits of the Prince William Sound district, Alaska; Geological Survey Bullentin 963-B, p. 47-80.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.Hoekzema, R.B., 1984, Strategic and critical mineral development potential of the Chugach National Forest, southcentral Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 215-84, 64 p., 1 sheet.Jansons, Uldis, Hoekzema, R.B., Kurtak, J.M., and Fechner, S.A., 1984, Mineral occurrences in the Chugach National Forest, Southcentral Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 5-84, 218 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.Hoekzema, R.B., and Fechner, S.A., 1986, Placer Gold sampling in and near the Chugach National Forest, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 9091, 42 p.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-409, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.Grant, U.S., and Higgins, D.F., Jr., 1910, Reconnaissance of the geology and mineral resources of Prince William Sound, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 443, 89 p.Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials in the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1095, 184 p.