Niblack

United States· AlaskaUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1800

Overview

Minimum tonnage: 2.5 million t @ 1.7% Cu, 3.2% Zn, 3.0 g/t Au, 40 g/t Ag. Prince of Wale Island, massive sulfide lenses, stringer zones in several stratigraphic horizons. Lookout Zone 150 m downdip from main sulfide trend. Lookout Zone open in all directions.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-felsic in epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1905

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS