Unnamed (near Winter Creek)

The Unnamed (near Winter Creek) is a molybdenum and copper mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (near Winter Creek)

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska

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: Porphyry Cu-Mo

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Eakins, 1974

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = This prospect was drilled at several locations in 1972, however there was no activity in the following years (Eberlein and others, 1977).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Porphyry Cu-Mo ? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 21a).

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This copper-molybdenum prospect was discovered in 1972 and was drilled at several locations (Eakins, 1974, p. 2). The geologic setting is Cretaceous clastic rocks intruded by felsic dikes.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Eakins, G.R., 1974, Preliminary investigations, Livengood mining district: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Open-File Report 40, 18 p.

Reference (Deposit): Eberlein, G.D., Chapman, R.M., Foster, H.L., and Gassaway, J.S., 1977, Map and table describing known metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits in central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-168-D, 132 p., 1 map, scale 1:1,000,000.

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