Sunaghun Creek Tributary

The Sunaghun Creek Tributary is a uranium mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Sunaghun Creek Tributary

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Alaska
District: Sheenjek

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): Reserves = Not considered a commercial source of uranium

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = White (1952)

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = See MAS/MILS Sequence # 0020330004 (USBM,1995)

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Black, opaque, U-bearing mineral having Fe, Mn, Al and Si as major contituents; heavy mineral concentrate from stream gravels in area of slightly radioactive granitic and rhyolitic rocks has .010% eU content and 1000:1 concentration ratio (White, 1952, p. 8, field no. 48Awe108)

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer; stream

Comment (Commodity): Ore Material = Unknown uranium-bearing mineral

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Coleen quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Map MF-403, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): White, M.G., 1952, Reconnaissance for radioactive deposits along the Upper Porcupine and Lower Coleen Rivers, northeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 185, 13 p.

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