Unnamed (south of VABM Way)

The Unnamed (south of VABM Way) is a copper mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (south of VABM Way)

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

Model Name: Massive sulfide, Cyprus

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Permian
Age Old: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Cyprus massive sulfide (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24a)

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The country rocks in the area of this occurrence consist of a 2,000-meter-thick sequence of Lower Permian? and Pennsylvanian, massive volcanic flows, breccias, and subordinate volcaniclastic rocks, all largely andesitic in composition (Wilson and others, 1998). The occurrence consists of pyrite and chalcopyrite disseminated in the volcanic rocks.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Geology): Age = the sulfide minerals probably are syngenetic with their Lower Permian - Pennsylvanian host rocks.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Kaufman, 1964

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

References

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.

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): 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): Kaufman, M.A., 1964, Geology and mineral deposits of the Denali-Maclaren River area, Alaska: Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals Geologic Report 4, 15 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:105,000.

Reference (Deposit): Kaufman, M.A., 1964, Geology and mineral deposits of the Denali-Maclaren River area, Alaska: Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals, Geologic Report 4, 15 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:105,000.

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