Babbit (Minnamax) - Mesaba project (Record #628) Igneous deposit in Minnesota, United States containing copper, nickel, PGE

Babbit (Minnamax) - Mesaba project

Igneous mineral deposit in Minnesota, United States containing copper, nickel, PGE

Geologic information

Country	United States
State or province	Minnesota
Geographic location:	-91.883, 47.641
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Commodity	Cu Ni PGE
Type details	Magmatic copper-nickel deposit near base of mafic igneous intrusion
Deposit model	Duluth Cu-Ni-PGE (5a)
Geologic map unit	-91.883, 47.641
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location

Reference information

Citations	Long and others (1998); Miller, Severson, and others (2002)
References	Long, K.C., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, Part A: Database description and analysis, 60 p. and Part B: Excel spreadsheet and references. Miller, J.D, Jr., Severson, M.J., and Hauck, S.A., 2002, History of geologic mapping and mineral exploration in the Duluth Complex, in Miller, J.D., Jr., Green, J.C., Severson, M.J., Chandler, V.W., Hauck, S.A., Peterson, D.M., and Wahl, T.E., eds., Geology and mineral potential of the Duluth Complex and related rocks of northeastern Minnesota: Minnesota Geological Survey Report of Investigations 58, p. 21- 51.

Citations

Long and others (1998); Miller, Severson, and others (2002)

References

Long, K.C., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, Part A: Database description and analysis, 60 p. and Part B: Excel spreadsheet and references.

Miller, J.D, Jr., Severson, M.J., and Hauck, S.A., 2002, History of geologic mapping and mineral exploration in the Duluth Complex, in Miller, J.D., Jr., Green, J.C., Severson, M.J., Chandler, V.W., Hauck, S.A., Peterson, D.M., and Wahl, T.E., eds., Geology and mineral potential of the Duluth Complex and related rocks of northeastern Minnesota: Minnesota Geological Survey Report of Investigations 58, p. 21- 51.