The Unnamed (in Knife Peak area) is a copper mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (in Knife Peak area) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (in Knife Peak area)
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Alaska Peninsula
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: Porphyry Cu
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary.
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This site is located within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This site is marked by a color anomaly approximately 1 by 3 miles in extent (Cox and others, 1981). It has been described as a porphyry-type occurrence in Tertiary intrusive rocks (MacKevett and Holloway, 1977). This occurrence may be related to a dacite plug dome (Detterman and others, 1981). Nearby drainages are anomalous in tin and zinc.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Porphyry copper? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 17)
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = MacKevett and Holloway, 1977
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
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