Davison Bay Nickel-Copper Prospect

Alaska, United States

NickelCopper

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Commodities

PrimaryNickel, Copper

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit sizeN

Orebody formPOD

Materials

Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite

GanguePlagioclase, Pyroxene

Geology

Host rockNorite

Associated rockNorite

Tectonic settingChugach Terrane

Economic & production

Development statusOccurrence

Discovery year1911

Identification

Deposit ID10002339

MRDS IDA013253

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates57.78804, -136.31371

References

USGS 947-C, P. 56-63, PL. 15 (1946)USGS 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-FIG-6-A