Unnamed (north of Akabluak Pass)

The Unnamed (north of Akabluak Pass) is a zinc, lead, silver, and copper mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (north of Akabluak Pass)

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Tin
Secondary: Bismuth

Location

State: Alaska
District: Koyukuk

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: Sn skarn

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Arsenopyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Geology): Age = Devonian-related to intrusion of Devonian pluton.

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Selected hand specimens contain up to 200 ppm Ag, 1000 ppm Bi and W, and more than 1000 ppm Sn (Grybeck and Nelson, 1981). In general, however, the contact is shows little sign of skarn or introduction of metals, and there is no indication of any potential for an ore deposit of significant size.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Grybeck and Nelson, 1981

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Skarn (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 14b)

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This site represents several spot checks and short traverses to evaluate about one thousand feet of well-exposed contact of Devonian gneissic granite in contact with Paleozoic strata (Grybeck and Nelson, 1981). The occurrence consists of several small masses of ore minerals, a few feet across. These minerals include various combinations of chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, arsenopyrite, and galena. The minerals occurr erratically in metamorphic rocks along 1000 ft. of the contact zone. This occurrence is one of several associated with the contact zone of the Mt. Igikpak pluton (Newberry and others, 1986).

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Grybeck, D.J., and Nelson, S.W., 1981, Mineral deposit map of the Survey Pass quadrangle, Brooks Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1176-F, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Newberry, R.J., Dillon, J.T., and Adams, D.D., 1986, Regionally metamorphosed calc-silicate-hosted deposits of the Brooks Range, northern Alaska: Economic Geology, v. 81, p. 1728-1752

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