The Unnamed (north of Klehini River) is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (north of Klehini River) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (north of Klehini River)
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau (Skagway subdistrict)
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Jurassic
Age Old: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Exploration): Status = Probably inactive
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Too little information to assign a model type.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This occurrence is defined by several anomalous samples reported by Still and others (1984, 1987). These two reports contain essentially the same data for this area. Metasediments and gossan are noted in the sample descriptions for those grab samples that contained the highest gold values, 0.066 to 0.316 ppm gold. Two sample descriptions are 'felsite with pyrite' and one of these contained 0.013 ppm gold. Another sample was described as 'calcite vein with pyrrhotite' and contained 330 ppm copper. One stream sediment sample contained 0.581 ppm gold.? Bedrock in the area is marble, metasediments and metavolcanics of the Cheetdeekahyu Group of Redman and others (1985). The probable Devonian or Triassic age of these rocks (Gilbert and others, 1987) establishes a maximum age for the mineralization.
Comment (Geology): Age = Host rock is Triassic - Devonian.
Comment (Geology): Age = No older than the probable Devonian or Triassic age of the host rocks (Gilbert and others, 1987).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Still and others, 1984
References
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Robertson, E.C., and Winkler, G.R., 1974, Geology of the Skagway B-3 and B-4 quadrangles, southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 832, 33 p.
Reference (Deposit): Still, J.C., Weir, K.R., Gilbert, W.G., and Redman, E.C., 1984, Stream-sediment, float, and bedrock sampling in the Porcupine mining area, southeast Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 173-84, 19 p.
Reference (Deposit): Redman, E.C., Gilbert, W.G., Jones, B.K., Rosenkrans, D.S., and Hickok, B.D., 1985, Preliminary bedrock-geologic map of the Skagway B-4 Quadrangle: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 85-6, 1 sheet, scale 1:40,000.
Reference (Deposit): Gilbert, W.G., Burns, L.E., Redman, E.C., and Forbes, R.B., 1987, Preliminary bedrock geology and geochemistry of the Skagway B-3 Quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 87-2, 2 sheets, scale 1:36,200.
Reference (Deposit): Still, J.C., Gilbert, W.G., and Forbes, R.B., 1987, Final report of stream sediment, float, and bedrock sampling in the Porcupine mining area, southeast Alaska, 1983-1985: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 36-87, 35 p., 8 sheets.
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