Siniktanneyak--East

The Siniktanneyak--East is a silver and copper mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Siniktanneyak--East  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 68.34, -158.30000

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Siniktanneyak--East MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Siniktanneyak--East


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Barium-Barite


Location

State: Alaska
District: Colville


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

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Nelson and others (1979)

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Mineralized sample contains 20 ppm Ag, 5000 ppm Ba, and 300 ppm Cu (Nelson and others, 1979, p. B14-16).

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The occurrence is in a 6 ft (1.8 m) wide, orange-weathering, pyritiferous feldspathic dike? in pillow basalt that structurally underlies a Jurassic? mafic/ultramafic complex.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Lode


References

Reference (Deposit): Nelson, S.W., Nokleberg, W.J., Miller-Hoare, M., and Mullen M.W., 1979, Siniktanneyak Mountain ophiolite, in Johnson, K.M. and Williams, J.R., The United States Geological Survey in Alaska, Accomplishments during 1978: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 804-B, p. B14-B16

Reference (Deposit): Nelson, S.W., Nokleberg, W.J., Miller-Hoare, M., and Mullen M.W., 1979, Siniktanneyak Mountain ophiolite, in Johnson, K.M., and Williams, J.R., eds., The United States Geological Survey in Alaska--Accomplishments during 1978: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 804-B, p. B14-B16


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