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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Reference (Deposit): Christie, J.S., 1974, Aleut-Quintana-Duval 1974 joint venture, final report: Unpublished Quintana Minerals Corporation report, 24 p., 3 appendices, 2 maps.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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