The Unnamed is a 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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Unnamed MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed
Secondary: Unnamed (west of upper Hawkins Glacier)
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Alaska
District: Nizina
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Type of workings: surface.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Smith, 1942
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Molybdenite in quartz veins that cut Tertiary granodiorite. Veins up to 1 m thick, but typically are less than 20 cm thick.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Lode: vein
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1942, Occurrences of molybdenum minerals in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 926-C, p. 161-207.
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