Unnamed Near Shakan

The Unnamed Near Shakan is a iron, molybdenum, and copper mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Near Shakan

Commodity

Primary: Iron
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Ketchikan

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

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

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Form: SEE DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION COMMENTS

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 (Location): COORDINATES ARE FOR APPROXIMATELY THE CENTER OF BLOCK OF TWENTY-SEVEN LODE CLAIMS SOUTH OF DRY PASS STAKED IN 1961 AND ACTIVE THROUGH AT LEAST 1973 (U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1980).

Comment (Deposit): ROCKS IN THE AREA CONSIST OF A CRETACEOUS QUARTZ MONZONITE PLUTON IN CONTACT WITH MARBLE METAMORPHOSED FROM SILURIAN HECETA LIMESTONE AND BIOTITE-QUARTZ-HORNFELS METAMORPHOSED FROM SILURIAN GRAYWACKE AND MUDSTONE OF THE BAY OF PILLARS FORMATION (BREW, AND OTHERS, 1984). THE CLAIMS ARE PROBABLY RELATED TO THIS CONTACT. ALSO SEE PE046 FOR SPECIFIC DEPOSITS WITHIN THIS CLAIM BLOCK.

Comment (Workings): BLOCK OF TWENTY-SEVEN LODE CLAIMS STAKED IN 1961 AND ACTIVE THROUGH AT LEAST 1973 (U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1980). ALSO SEE PE046 FOR PROSPECTS AND OCCURRENCES WITHIN THIS CLAIM BLOCK.

References

Reference (Deposit): Brew, D. A., Ovenshine, A. T., Karl, S. M., and Hunt, S. J., 1984, Preliminary reconnaissance geologic map of the Petersburg and parts of the Port Alexander and Sumdum 1:250,000 quadrangles, southeastern Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-405, 43 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Grybeck, D. J., Berg, H. C., and Karl, S. M., 1984, Map and description of the mineral deposits in the Petersburg and eastern Port Alexander quadrangles: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-837, 86 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Maas, K. M., Bittenbender, P. E., and Still, J. C., 1995, Mineral investigations in the Ketchikan mining district, southeastern Alaska: U. S. Bureau of Mines Open-File

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980, Claim map, Petersburg quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Map No. 117, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

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