The Unnamed (tributary to Duck Creek) is a mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (tributary to Duck Creek) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (tributary to Duck Creek)
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Thorium
Location
State: Alaska
District: Fairhaven
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
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Pan concentrate samples collected and analyzed for uranium content by the U.S. Geological Survey (Gault and others, 1953).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Gault and others, 1953
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Bedrock in the area is undifferentiated Cretaceous granite that may contain uranium-bearing minerals. No outcrops are present at the occurrence. Uranothorianite was identified in a pan concentrate sample of stream gravels (Gault and others, 1953).
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Stream gradient approximately 200 feet per mile in lower mile of creek.
Comment (Commodity): Ore Material = Uranothorianite
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Radioactive minerals in stream gravels.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Candle, Holy Cross, Norton Bay, Nulato, and Unalakleet quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-866, 102 p.
Reference (Deposit): Gault, H.R., Killeen, P.L., West, W.S. and others, 1953, Reconnaissance for radioactive deposits in the northwestern part of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska 1945-47 and 1951: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 250, 31 p.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Candle Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-389, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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