Unnamed (southeastern flank of Reindeer Hills)

The Unnamed (southeastern flank of Reindeer Hills) is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (southeastern flank of Reindeer Hills)

Commodity

Primary: Gold

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

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Geology): Age = Cretaceous or younger, mineralization is hosted in Cretaceous metasediments.

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

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = There are surface workings only.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The area of this occurrence is underlain by a Cretaceous melange comprising tectonic blocks of Paleozoic and upper Mesozoic cherty tuff, chert, argillite, and fine-grained volcanic sandstone, in a matrix of argillite, slate, shale, and graywacke (Wilson and others, 1998). The deposit is described only as a gold-rich occurrence (Berg and Cobb, 1967).

References

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

Reference (Deposit): Wilson, F.H., Dover, J.H., Bradley, D.C., Weber, F.R., Bundtzen, T.K., and Haeussler, P.J., 1998, Geologic map of central (interior) Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-133, 17 p., 2 sheetsm, scale 1:500,000.

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