The Tanglefoot Bay is a lead, gold, and silver mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Tanglefoot Bay MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tanglefoot Bay
Commodity
Primary: Lead
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1973
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = U.S. Bureau of Mines classified this as a lode containing Ag, Au, and Pb. The area is underlain by quartz diorite of Jurassic age (Moore, 1967; Connelly and Moore, 1979).
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Polymetallic vein? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Age = Jurassic or younger
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1973, Alaska 1:250,000-scale quadrangle map overlays showing mineral deposit locations, principal minerals, and number and type of claims: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 20-73, 95 overlays (updated in 1986, 1987).
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1973, Quadrangle map overlays showing mineral deposit locations in Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 20-73, 95 map sheets, scale 1:250,000.
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