Unnamed (head of Martin Creek)

The Unnamed (head of Martin Creek) is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (head of Martin Creek)

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Nizina

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: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Reconnaissance surface observations have been completed at this locality (Brabb and Miller, 1962).

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Brabb and Miller, 1962

Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary. The quartz vein crosscuts Valdez Group flysch that was metamorphosed in the Early Tertiary (Hudson and Plafker, 1982).

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = A quartz vein crosscutting metamorphosed flysch of the Cretaceous Valdez Group contains trace amounts of gold at this locality. A 500-gram sample of the vein yielded a flake of free gold (about 0.0001 gram) after being crushed and panned (Brabb and Miller, 1962).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a)

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This occurrence is within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Bering Glacier quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-373, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Brabb, E.E., and Miller, D.J., 1962, Reconnaissance traverse across the eastern Chugach Mountains, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-341, scale 1:96,000.

Reference (Deposit): Hudson, T.L., and Plafker, George, 1982, Paleogene metamorphism of an accretionary flysch terrane, eastern Gulf of Alaska: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 93, p. 1280-1290.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bering Glacier, Icy Bay, Middleton Island, and Yakutat quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1246, 41 p.

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