Chathenda Creek

The Chathenda Creek is a gold and copper mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Chathenda Creek
Secondary: Johnson Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chisana

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Locally gold-bearing quartz-pyrite veins in a zone of mineralized volcanic and diorite country rocks up to 10 ft wide; zone strikes N 65 W, dips 78 SW.

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Several open cuts and two short tunnels. 0.01 oz/ton Au, 0.10 oz/ton Ag, reported by Pilgrim, 1931B. Type of workings: surface and underground

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Lode: vein

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = A number of small gold-bearing quartz-pyrite lodes occur in mineralized volcanic country rock (Chisana Formation of Cretaceous age) on the n side of Chathenda Creek. By 1940 a large group of claims had been staked but apparently none were successful in locating ore quality material

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Pilgrim, E.R., 1931, Report on cooperation between the Territory of Alaska and the United States in making mining investigations and in inspection of mines for the biennium ending March 3 1, 1931, p. 66-68.

Reference (Deposit): Capps, S.R., 1916, The Chisana-White River district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 630, 130 p.

Reference (Deposit): Richter, D.H., Singer, D.A., and Cox, D.P., 1975, Mineral resources map of the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-655-K, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Richter, D.H., and Jones, D.L., 1973, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Nabesna A-2 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-749, scale 1:63,360.

Reference (Deposit): Wayland, R.C., 1943, Gold deposits near Nabesna: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 933-B, p. 103-199.

Reference (Deposit): Richter, D.H., and Matson, N.A., 1970, Geochemical data from the Nabesna A-2 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 70-275, 12 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.

Reference (Deposit): Pilgrim, E. R., 1931, Report on cooperation between the Territory of Alaska and the United States in making mining investigations and in inspection of mines for the biennium ending March 3 1, 1931, p. 66-68.

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