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Nabesna Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160968
MRDS ID A011387
MAS/MILS ID 0020780010
Record type Site
Current site name Nabesna Mine
Alternate or previous names White Mountain, Moonshine, Sunshine
Related records 10000747

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -143.01786, 62.37049 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Location accuracy 10(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 007 N 013 E 21 SENESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -143.01786, 62.37049
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Ore body information

  • Strike S15E
    Dip 20W
    Thickness 136M
    Depth to top 45M
    Width 10M
    Length 136M
    Area 20HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip S15E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1924
Year of first production 1931

Mining district

District name Chisana

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ptarmigan Mining Co.
    Interest 75
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Alford, Yvonne M.
    Interest 25
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 757M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method UNDERHAND 10-35
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 288
    Number of Adits 6
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0020780010
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A011387 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 078-026

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 078-027

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 078-059

  • Deposit

    B379j pp. 176-177

  • Deposit

    B417 p. 58

  • Deposit

    B480d p. 65

  • Deposit

    B622k p. 224

  • Deposit

    B630 pp. 90, 118

  • Deposit

    B824a pp. 22-23

  • Deposit

    B836a p. 22

  • Deposit

    B844A p. 21

  • Deposit

    B844C pp. 159-162

  • Deposit

    B857A pp. 18-19

  • Deposit

    B864A p. 21

  • Deposit

    B868A pp. 21, 66

  • Deposit

    B868C pp. 141-142

  • Deposit

    B880A pp. 21-22, 70, 72

  • Deposit

    B880B pp. 103-104

  • Deposit

    B897A pp. 23-24, 80

  • Deposit

    B910A pp. 25-26, 85

  • Deposit

    B917A pp. 24, 87

  • Deposit

    B926A pp. 23-24, 80

  • Deposit

    B933A pp. 24, 76-77

  • Deposit

    B933B

  • Deposit

    B933Ba p. 168

  • Deposit

    B943B pp. 45-46

  • Deposit

    IC7379 p. 30

  • Deposit

    OF51 p. 108

  • Deposit

    C248 p. 7

  • Deposit

    B989D pp. 66, 189-190, 201-203

  • Deposit

    C348 pp. 3-4

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 205, 208-209

  • Deposit

    P610 p. 30

  • Deposit

    MF422

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 64

  • Deposit

    OF77-169A

  • Deposit

    E&MJ 7905 p. 83, No. 146

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. E-48

  • Deposit

    SR33 p. 11

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit M.S. 1591 ISSUED 1935 ON 330.57 ACRES; PAT #1079922. PROD. 1931-1940: $1,869,396 FROM 15,801 FT. OF WORKINGS. VEIN-TYPE DEPOSITS IN VICINITY OF CONTACT METASOMATIC AND REPLACEMENT-TYPE MINERALIZATION IN NABESNA LST (B933-B).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-1995 Carnes, R. David U.S. Bureau of Mines