Unnamed Occurrence

The Unnamed Occurrence is a gold, silver, and copper 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

Name: Unnamed Occurrence

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 61.58889, -148.19722

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Unnamed Occurrence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Occurrence

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska
District: Anchorage

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
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): WEAKLY MINERALIZED ZONE UP TO 50 FT WIDE AROUND SMALL QUARTZ DIORITE STOCK CONTAINS ABUNDANT IRREGULAR QUARTZ VEINS WITH PYRRHOTITE AND MINOR CHALCOPYRITE; SHEAR ZONE IN INTRUSIVE ALSO MINERALIZED; SCHEELITE IN STREAM CONC.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT DOES NOT APPEAR RICH ENOUGH OR LARGE ENOUGH TO WARRANT FURTHER PROSPECTING, ADGGS GR 25, P. 15 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): POSITION APPROXIMATED FROM USGS MF-409, LOC. 47 AND DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLE LOCATION M-13 IN ADGGS GR 25, P. 7. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): GRAB SAMPLES TAKEN BY ADGGS IN 1966 GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1374, P. 17

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GR 25, P. 7-8, 15-16

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 6, LOC. 36

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-409, LOC. 47

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-409-47

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