The Unnamed (southeast of Zane Pass) is a gold and copper mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (southeast of Zane Pass) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (southeast of Zane Pass)
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Shungnak
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: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Polymetallic veins (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Miller and Ferrians, 1968
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This occurrence consists of pyrite- and chalcopyrite-bearing quartz veins as much as 3 feet thick (Miller and Ferrians, 1968). The veins cut Jurassic-Cretaceous meta-andesite north of the contact with the Cretaceous Zane Hills pluton. Grab samples contained 0.5% Cu and 0.6 ppm Au.
Comment (Geology): Age = Jurassic-Cretaceous or younger.
References
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources of the Shungnak quadrangle, Alaska: USGS Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-448, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in five quadrangles in west central Alaska (Hughes, Kotzebue, Melozitna, Selawik and Shungnak): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-627, 58 p.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in five quadrangles in west central Alaska (Hughes, Kotzebue, Melozitna, Selawik, Shungnak): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-627, 58 p.
Reference (Deposit): Miller, T.P. and Ferrians, O.J., Jr., 1968, Suggested areas for prospecting in the central Koyukuk River region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 570, 12 p.
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