Unnamed (north of Glacier Bay Monument)

The Unnamed (north of Glacier Bay Monument) is a molybdenum mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (north of Glacier Bay Monument)

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Molybdenite

Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Winkler and MacKevett, 1970

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Samples BD 548A and BD 548B of Winkler and MacKevett (1970) are described as 'Biotite granodiorite (?) with molybdenite disseminations'. Sample BD 548B contained 15 ppm Mo. The Cretaceous age of the host intrusive (Gilbert, 1988) establishes a maximum age for the deposit.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = This is only an occurrence and there is very little information on it. The mineralization may be related to a porphyry copper system. The description from Winkler and MacKevett (1970) appears to be too mafic an association for a Climax type Mo deposit.

Comment (Geology): Age = The age is Cretaceous or younger, based upon the age of the host intrusive (Gilbert, 1988).

References

Reference (Deposit): Gilbert, W.G., 1988, Preliminary geology and geochemistry of the north Chilkat Range: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 88-8, 2 sheets, scale 1:36,200.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Skagway quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-424, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Winkler, G.R., and MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1970, Analyses of bedrock and stream-sediment samples from the Haines-Porcupine region, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 369, 91 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:125,000.

Reference (Deposit): Berg, H.C., 1984, Regional geologic summary, metallogenesis, and mineral resources of southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 84-572, 298 p., 1 plate, scale approx. 1:600,000.

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