Unnamed (west of Tukgahgo Mountain)

The Unnamed (west of Tukgahgo Mountain) is a copper and silver mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (west of Tukgahgo Mountain)

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver

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

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Redman and others, 1984

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Redman and others (1984) describe this occurrence as a series of chalcopyrite-bearing quartz veins that cut a diorite dike in metabasalt. The veins are 1 to 10 inches thick and at least 35 feet long. A representative sample contained 520 ppm copper and 0.3 ppm silver. The diorite dike is probably the same age as the nearby mid-Cretaceous, Mount Kashagnak pluton.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Quartz sulfide veins (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c or 36a).

Comment (Geology): Age = Mid-Cretaceous or younger based on the age of the dike cut by the veins (Redman and others, 1984).

References

Reference (Deposit): Wells, D.E., Pittman, T.L., Brew, D.A. and Douglass, S.L., 1986, Map and description of the mineral deposits in the Juneau, Taku River, Atlin, and part of the Skagway quadrangles, Alaska; U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-717, 332 p.

Reference (Deposit): Redman, E.C., Retherford, R.M., and Hickok, B.D., 1984, Geology and geochemistry of the Skagway B-2 Quadrangle, southeastern Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 84-31, 34 p., 4 sheets, scale 1:40,000.

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