Reed Creek

The Reed Creek is a tungsten, copper, and molybdenum mine located in Alaska.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Reed Creek

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Alaska
District: Willow Creek

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: N

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: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Scheelite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION ON DEPOSIT IS VERY NON-SPECIFIC. MACKEVETT AND HOLLOWAY (1977), ASSUMED DEPOSIT TO BE A PEGMATITE CARRYING MOLYBDENITE AND CHALCOPYRITE PROBABLY ON THE BASIS OF REGIONAL GEOLOGY. OTHER REFERENCES MENTION ONLY LOW-GRADE MOLYBDENITE-COPPER MINERALIZATION.

Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY ADIT DRIVEN IN 1917, WHICH IS NOW LARGELY COVERED BY TALUS (JASPER, 1967). DATA ON PROSPECT IS LIMITED.

Comment (Location): 1,000 FT NORTH OF THE UNNAMED LAKE THAT IS THE HEADWATER OF REED CREEK, A TRIBUTARY OF ARCHANGEL CREEK. ACCURATE WITHIN 2,500 FT. LOCALITY 33 OF COBB (1972) AND LOCALITY 24 OF MACKEVETT AND HOLLOWAY (1977).

Comment (Deposit): LOW-GRADE MOLYBDENUM-COPPER MINERALIZATION, PROBABLY IN A PEGMATITE DIKE THAT CUTS TERTIARY TO LATE CRETACEOUS TONALITE (JASPER, 1967). DOWNSTREAM, SAMPLES (LOCALITY 85 OF COBB, 1972) IN STREAM GRAVELS CONTAIN SCHEELITE (JASPER, 1967).

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P.S., 1942, MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1940: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 933-A, P. 1-102.

Reference (Deposit): JASPER, M.W., 1967, GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS WILLOW CREEK TO KENAI LAKE REGION, SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA: ALASKA DIVISION OF MINES AND MINERALS GEOCHEMICAL REPORT 14, 47 P.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-409, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1975, Tungsten occurrences in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map MR-66, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1942, Occurrences of molybdenum in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 926-C, p. 161-210.

Reference (Deposit): MARTIN, G.C., 1919, THE ALASKAN MINING INDUSTRY IN 1917: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 692-A, P. 11-42.

Reference (Deposit): MACKEVETT, E.M., AND HOLLOWAY, C.D., 1977, MAP SHOWING METALLIFEROUS AND SELECTED NON-METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE EASTERN PART OF SOUTHERN ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-169-A, 99 P., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-409-33

Reference (Deposit): COBB, E.H., 1979, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN ANCHORAGE QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1095, 184 P. USGS BULL 926-C P. 189.

Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

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