Unnamed

The Unnamed is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Alaska.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Kodiak

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein, Chugach-type

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Arsenopyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = A few small pits have been dug on the exposures.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Rose and Richter, 1967

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = At this location several quartz veins cut granodiorite, strike N. 60 W. and dip 82 southwest. The veins, up to 3 feet in thickness, contain several inches of massive pyrrhotite and minor chalcopyrite. Pyrrhotite is also disseminated throughout the quartz. Parts of the veins are vuggy and parts contain considerable muscovite. A sample collected by Rose and Richter ran trace gold, 0.40 ounce per ton silver, 0.1 percent copper, and trace arsenic. A few small pits have been dug on the veins.

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Site is on land conveyed to the Koniag Corporation.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Chugach-type low-sulfide gold-quartz veins (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1).

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary

References

Reference (Deposit): Rose, A.W., and Richter, D.H., 1967, Geology and stream sediment geochemistry of Anton Larsen Bay and vicinity, Kodiak Island, Alaska: State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mines and Minerals, Geologic Report 31, 10 p., 1 map sheet, scale 1:63,360.

Reference (Deposit): Rose, A.W., and Richter, D.H., 1967, Geology and stream sediment geochemistry of Anton Larsen Bay and vicinity, Kodiak Island, Alaska: Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals Geologic Report 31, 10 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.

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