Unnamed (north of Slope Creek)

The Unnamed (north of Slope Creek) is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (north of Slope Creek)

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chistochina

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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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

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The occurrence is at the south end of a linear, Jurassic diorite intrusive complex that continues north to north-northwest for about 2 miles (Richter, 1966; Richter and Matson, 1968). A soil sample contains more than 100 ppb gold, and the north-flowing stream draining the area of the occurrence contains 2,700 ppb gold in stream sediments. Stream sediment samples draining the entire 2-mile long intrusion are extremely anomalous in gold i.e., from 1,000 to greater than 2,000 ppb. The streams drain the intrusion and its contact region and the gold is almost certainly derived from mineral deposits in the intrusion or in its contact rocks.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Geology): Age = Probably related to the intrusion of a Jurassic diorite.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Richter and Matson, 1968; Bull, Freeman, and Schneider, 1999

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The area has only been explored by reconnaissance methods.

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Additional information can be obtained from Ahtna Minerals in Anchorage, Alaska.

References

Reference (Deposit): Bull, Katharine, Schneider, Craig, and Freeman, Larry, 1997, Summary report for Ahtna Corporation: 12 p., appendices and maps. (Report available, Ahtna Minerals Co., Anchorage, Alaska).

Reference (Deposit): WGM Inc., 1980, 1979 Summary report of gold potential, Slana District, Ahtna project: WGM Inc., 10 p., 1:63,360-scale map. (Report held by Ahtna Mineral Co., Anchorage, Alaska).

Reference (Deposit): Bull, Katharine, Freeman, Larry, and Schneider, Craig, 1999, Slana property summary report for Homestake Mining Company: 11 p. and analytical appendices. (Report available, Ahtna Minerals Co., Anchorage, Alaska).

Reference (Deposit): Richter, D.H., and Matson, N.A., 1968, Distribution of gold and some base metals in the Slana area, eastern Alaska Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 593, 20 p.

Reference (Deposit): Richter, D.H., 1966, Geology of the Slana district on south-central Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Geological Report 2l, 36b p., 3 sheets, scale 1:63,360.

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