The Unnamed is a zinc, lead, copper, and silver mine located in Alaska.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 62.11306, -141.81694
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Unnamed MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed
Secondary: Unnamed (head of Snow Gulch)
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Chisana
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Quartz carbonate veins containing sphalerite, galena, and minor chalcopyrite in Jurassic-Cretaceous argillite; silver present in unknown amount.
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Little data available on this site
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Lode; vein
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Richter and others, 1975, USGS MF-655K
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Type of workings: surface
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
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): 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.
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