Alaska
Occurrence

Mirror Harbor Copper-Nickel Prospect

Alaska, United States
NickelCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formPOD
Ore controlCut Off By Fault Striking N 80 Degrees E, Dipping 75 Degrees N
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Niccolite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite
GanguePlagioclase, Pyroxene
Geology
Host rockNorite
Associated rockDiorite,Norite
Tectonic settingChugach Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1911
Identification
Deposit ID10002338
MRDS IDA013252
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates57.79443, -136.32093
References
USGS B 947-C, P. 56-63, PLATES 15, 16 (1946)USGS B 936-I, P. 221-243 (1942)USGS MF-467, LOC. 16 (1972)USGS OF 78-450, P. 82-84 (1978)USBM OFR 20-73, LOC. 153B (1978)BAG-B-947-C-PL-15, 16