Unnamed (near Gemuk Mountain)

The Unnamed (near Gemuk Mountain) is a mercury mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (near Gemuk Mountain)

Commodity

Primary: Mercury

Location

State: Alaska
District: Aniak

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: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar

Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Clark and others, 1970

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Clark and others (1970) reported panning cinnabar from stream sediments at this locality. This occurrence is along a small headwater tributary of the Gemuk River that heads in an area of gold and stibnite mineralization (TA016).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Hg

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary.

References

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Taylor Mountains quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-384, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Dillingham, Sleetmute, and Taylor Mountains quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-606, 92 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Dillingham, Sleetmute, and Taylor Mountain quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-606, 92 p.

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