Taylor

The Taylor is a gold and copper mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Taylor

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Nizina

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

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: 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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