The Taylor is a gold and copper mine located in Alaska.
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Taylor MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Taylor
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
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
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Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Lode: vein, massive, disseminated
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Surface workings. Grab samples assayed: 0.02-15.4 ppm Au, 0.5-5 ppm Ag, and 50-2,000 ppm Cu (MacKevett, 1976).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = MacKevett and Smith, 1968
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Irregular sulfide-bearing pods and thin Au-bearing quartz veins along contact between Tertiary felsic pluton, that contains disseminated pyrite, and hornfelsed Cretaceous sedimentary rocks.
Comment (Commodity): Ore Material = Gold (native)
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Smith, J.G., 1968, Distribution of gold, copper, and some other metals in the McCarthy B-4 and B-5 quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 604, 25 p.
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1970, Geology of the McCarthy B-4 quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1333, 31 p.
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Smith, J.G., 1972, Geologic map of the McCarthy B-4 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-943, scale 1:63,360.
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.
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