Unnamed (in Knife Peak area)

The Unnamed (in Knife Peak area) is a copper mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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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

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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

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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 (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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