Unnamed (near north end of Wyoming Hills)

The Unnamed (near north end of Wyoming Hills) is a lead and silver mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (near north end of Wyoming Hills)

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska
District: Kantishna

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Surface only.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Berg and Cobb, 1967

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Prospect is in Denali National Park Wilderness.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The country rocks in the area of this prospect are Devonian metavolcanic schist and phyllite. Limited published information suggests that the deposit consists of silver-bearing galena-sphalerite-calcite-quartz veins in the metamorphic rocks. This description is largely inferred from Berg and Cobb's (1967) description of silver-rich lead-zinc veins in the Kantishna district.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Polymetallic veins (Cox and Singer, 1986; 22c)

References

Reference (Deposit): Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.

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