The Unnamed is a copper 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 (north of Kuskulana Pass)
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Iron
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Cu
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Grab sample assayed (MacKevett, 1976): 0.06 ppm Au (AA), 1,500 ppm Cu, 7 ppmMo, > 20 percent Fe. Type of workings: surface
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Not large enough to encourage development on the basis of iron content alone.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Magnetite-rich skarn containing disseminated chalcopyrite developed in Triassic marble near Jurassic granodiorite pluton.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = MacKevett and others, 1978
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Cu skarn
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Smith, J.G., Jones, D.L., and Winkler, G.R., 1978, Geologic map of the McCarthy C-8 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1418, scale 1:63,360.
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Smith, J.G., Jones, D.L., and Winkler, G.R., 1978, Geologic map of the McCarthy C-8 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1418, 1 sheet, 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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