The Unnamed is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Site Name
Primary: Unnamed
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Alaska Peninsula
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: Epithermal vein, generic
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alteration is not described other than to mention of clay and possible local silicification.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Christie, 1974
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Brief reconnaissance geologic mapping and collection of a few silt samples. One sample had 0.01 ppm gold. Occurrence apparently has not been adequately examined for epithermal gold vein potential.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Christie (1974) briefly examined a northeast-trending elongate color anomaly 4,000 ft (1.2 km) by 1,500 ft (450 m) in size, developed in andesitic volcanic flows and pyroclastic rocks. Diorite was found in creek float but no outcrops were seen. Pyrite is disseminated both in the diorite and the volcanic rocks and its concentration ranges between 2 and 5 percent.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Epithermal gold vein
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Quartz veining is not mentioned by Christie (1974), but this does not mean that it is absent, inasmuch as his focus was mainly on porphyry mineralization.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Age = Miocene or younger
References
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Reference (Deposit): Christie, J.S., 1974, Aleut-Quintana-Duval 1974 joint venture, final report: Unpublished Quintana Minerals Corporation report, 24 p., 3 appendices, 2 maps. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)
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