The Unnamed (near hill 5330, south of the Slana River) is a copper mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (near hill 5330, south of the Slana River) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (near hill 5330, south of the Slana River)
Commodity
Primary: Copper
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = WGM Inc., 1980
Comment (Geology): Age = Possibly associated with emplacement of Richter's (1966) Jurassic quartz-diorite complex.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This copper occurrence is on the projected trend of Richter's Jurassic diorite to quartz diorite complex (1966; also Richter and Matson, 1968) but the bedrock at the occurrence is unknown. A chalcopyrite occurrence was reported here by WGM Inc. (1980, fig. 3). No other data is known on the occurrence. See also GU039 which is nearby.
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Additional information can be obtained from Ahtna Minerals in Anchorage, Alaska.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Probably only natural exposures.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
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): 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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