The Unnamed (northwest of the head of Watana River) is a copper mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (northwest of the head of Watana River) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (northwest of the head of Watana River)
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Valdez Creek
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Balen, 1990 (OFR 34-90)
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Surface samples only.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The country rocks in the area of this occurrence are Upper Jurassic or Lower Cretaceous metagraywacke cut by Lower Tertiary? granite. The occurrence is described as copper-rich. Samples contain 38 ppm copper, 12 ppm lead, and 71 ppm zinc (Balen, 1990: OFR 34-90).
References
Reference (Deposit): Balen, M.D., 1990, Geochemical sampling results from the Bureau of Mines Investigations in the Valdez Creek mining district, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 34-90, 218 p., 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.
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