The Unnamed (near the head of Granite Creek) is a iron mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (near the head of Granite Creek) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (near the head of Granite Creek)
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Chistochina
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: Skarn Fe
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Richter, 1966; WGM Inc., 1979
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = A magnetite skarn occurs in the head of Granite Creek in a region mainly composed of mixed dioritic rocks of Richter's Jurassic 'tectonic quartz-diorite unit' (Richter, 1966). Gold can be panned from the streams that drain the skarn (Kirk Stanley, written communication, 2000). The skarn is on the west side of the diorite complex (WGM Inc., 1979).
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Only natural exposures examined during reconnaissance exploration.
Comment (Geology): Age = Possibly associated with emplacement of Richter's (1966) Jurassic, quartz-diorite complex.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Iron skarn (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 18d)
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): WGM Inc., 1979, 1978 Annual Progress Report, Uranium Exploration, Ahtell Creek Area, Volume I: WGM Inc., 39 p., appendices and 4 maps. (Report available, Ahtna Mineral Co., Anchorage, Alaska).
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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