Unnamed (northwest flank of Reindeer Hills)

The Unnamed (northwest flank of Reindeer Hills) is a nickel and copper mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (northwest flank of Reindeer Hills)

Commodity

Primary: Nickel
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Bonnifield

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: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Age Old: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Besshi massive sulfide(?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24b)

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The country rocks in the area of this occurrence are Lower Cretaceous to Upper Jurassic, monotonous, intensely deformed and locally highly metamorphosed turbidites. The occurrence consists of copper- and nickel-bearing sulfide minerals disseminated in the sedimentary rocks (Clark and Cobb, 1972).

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Clark and Cobb, 1972

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = There has been surface sampling only.

Comment (Geology): Age = the sulfide minerals may be syngenetic with their Lower Cretaceous to Upper Jurassic sedimentary host rocks.

References

Reference (Deposit): Clark, A.L., and Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Healy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-394, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Clark, A.L., and Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Healy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map, MF-394, scale 1:250,000.

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