The Unnamed (near Mt. Kelly) is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (near Mt. Kelly) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (near Mt. Kelly)
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Lisburne
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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Cobb and others, 1981
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This occurrence consists of a report in the 1880's of auriferous pyrite, said to carry $3.50 to $8.00 in gold per ton (gold at $20.67/ounce). Iron-sulfide nodules are known from sedimentary formations that extend into area, but no gold is known.
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This occurrence is based on a quote from Stockton's report from the cruise of the USS Thetis in 1889. It mentions a discovery of gold by a prospector named Kelly on Ikuk Creek. The gold is reported to be in 'sulphurets of iron' (Smith and Mertie, 1930).
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Gold-bearing pyrite.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., Mayfield, C.F., and Brosge, W.P., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in eleven quadrangles in northern Alaska (Arctic, Baird Mountains, Chandler Lake, DeLong Mountains, Demarcation Point, Howard Pass, Misheguk Mountain, Mount Michelson, Noatak, Point Lay, and Table Mountain); Supplement to Open-File Report 75-628; Part A, Summaries of data to January 1, 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-767-A, 25 p.
Reference (Deposit): Smith. P.S., 1913, The Noatak-Kobuk region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 536, 60 p.
Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., and Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1930, Geology and mineral resources of northwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 815, 315 p.
Reference (Deposit): Grybeck, D.J., 1977, Known mineral deposits of the Brooks Range, Alaska: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-166C, 41 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Reference (Deposit): Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in northern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-628, 106 p.
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