Snowbird

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10186042
MRDS ID	A011708
MAS/MILS ID	0020870028
Record type	Site
Current site name	Snowbird
Alternate or previous names	Snow Bird
Related records	10001031

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Ore Body
Geographic coordinates:	-142.51637, 61.39408 (WGS84)
Elevation	1219
Location accuracy	500(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	005 S	016 E	34	NESWNE	Alaska

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1)	-142.51637, 61.39408	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights	Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category	Federal

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Johnny L. Wilson

Interest 100

Home office Alaska

Year 1976

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0020870028
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	A011708	MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

Ownership

ALASKA KARDEX 087-077
Ownership

ALASKA KARDEX 087-154
Deposit

B662g pp. 176-177
Deposit

B947F p. 120
Deposit

B1246 p. 62
Deposit

C604 p. 14
Deposit

MF395
Deposit

MF773B

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	CU-BEARING VEIN 0.5-1.5 M THICK IN SHEAR ZONE THAT CUTS NIKOLAI; VEIN CONTAINS BORNITE, CHALCOCITE, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE IN QTZ-CALCITE GANGUE; TWO SHORT ADITS (MF 773B).

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	12-FEB-1988	Rdc	U.S. Bureau of Mines