Unnamed (Copper Creek)

The Unnamed (Copper Creek) is a copper mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (Copper Creek)

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Koyuk

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

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dolomitization.

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Dolomite

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = There are no known workings or exploration activities in this area.

Comment (Geology): Age = Not known

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Sainsbury, 1975

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Malachite in marble

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Sainsbury (1975, p. 92-93) very briefly describes this occurrence as schistose limestone, almost completely converted to dolomite, that carries visible malachite. The geologic map of the area (Till and others, 1986) shows Paleozoic marble on both sides of upper Copper Creek.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Gamble, B.M., 1988, Non-placer mineral occurrences in the Solomon, Bendeleben, and southern part of the Kotzebue quadrangles, western Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Map MF-1838-B, 13 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Till, A.B., Dumoulin, J.A., Gamble, B. ., Kaufman, D.S., and Carroll, P.I., 1986, Preliminary geologic map and fossil data, Soloman, Bendeleben, and southern Kotzebue quadrangles, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-276, 10 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Sainsbury, C.L., 1975, Geology, ore deposits, and mineral potential of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 73-75, 108 p., 3 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

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