Alaska
Occurrence
Snipe Bay Nickel-Copper Prospect
Alaska, United States
Copper
Nickel
Silver
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Description
I. Myre Hofstad
Commodities
Primary
Copper, Nickel
Tertiary
Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Workings
Surface
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Pentlandite
Gangue
Apatite, Hornblende, Magnetite, Plagioclase, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Associated rock
Hornblendite
Tectonic setting
Chugach Terrane
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1922
Identification
Deposit ID
10002448
MRDS ID
A013373
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
56.42388, -134.95748
References
USGS MF-446, LOC. 15 (1972)USGS B 936-M (1942)USGS OF 78-787, P. 26, 27 (1978)BAG-MF-464-15