The Unnamed is a copper, molybdenum, and gold 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: Copper, Molybdenum, Gold
Lat, Long: 62.06028, -141.18111
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Unnamed MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed
Secondary: Unnamed (head of Little Creek)
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Gold
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite-stained altered area covers area 50 by 100 meters.
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Disseminated pyrite and chalcopyrite in small stock of diorite porphyry of Cretaceous-Tertiary age that intrudes Jurassic-Cretaceous marine sedimentary rocks.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Average grade from surface sampling: <0.10% Cu and <0.01% Mo, gold reported present, but no assay data given (USGS MF-655K, loc. 54). Type of workings: surface.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Lode: porphyry
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = the small stock at this location may be a marginal facies of the Klein Creek batholith
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Richter and others, 1973, USGS I-807
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
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., Matson, N.A., Jr., and Smoll, H.R., 1973, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Nabesna A-1 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map 1-807, scale 1:63,360.
Reference (Deposit): Matson, N.A., and Richter, D.H., 1971, Geochemical data from the Nabesna A-1 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 71-0202, 10 p.
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