Unnamed (near the head of Granite Creek)

The Unnamed (near the head of Granite Creek) is a iron mine located in Alaska.

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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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