The Unnamed (in Tatlawiksuk River basin) is a silver mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (in Tatlawiksuk River basin) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (in Tatlawiksuk River basin)
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: McGrath
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: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This unnamed occurrence is a pyrite-rich quartz-breccia zone within a N5E-trending, high-angle fault zone that juxtaposes quartz monzonite and thermally altered Kuskokwim Group rocks (Wilson and others, 1998). A pronounced fault zone is at least 15 meters thick and extends for 10 kilometers along strike. One grab sample of pyrite-rich gossan from the fault zone contained 10.1 grams/tonne silver and 142 ppm copper (T.K. Bundtzen, written communication, 1998).
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The unnamed occurrence was found by the reporter during geologic mapping conducted for the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys; and eventually published in Wilson and others (1998). One grab sample contained 10.1 grams/tonne silver and 142 ppm copper (T.K. Bundtzen, written communication, 1998).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = This description
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c).
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.
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