Unnamed (on tributary of Cheeneetnuk River)

The Unnamed (on tributary of Cheeneetnuk River) is a copper mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (on tributary of Cheeneetnuk River)

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver

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 replacement

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Axinite, secondary biotite.

Rocks

Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 39.800000+-
Age Young: Middle Eocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Geology): Age = Unknown; possibly related to 39.8 Ma granite body nearby (Gilbert, 1981; Solie and others, 1991).

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Gilbert, 1981

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = W.G. Gilbert found the occurrence during a geologic mapping program for the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys in 1977 (Gilbert, 1981). One grab sample of gossan contained 350 ppm copper and 0.3 grams/tonne silver (Gilbert, 1981).

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Geology): Age = Chronological age is for a granite body nearby.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Polymetallic replacement (?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 19a).

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This unnamed occurrence is a sulfide gossan hosted in Upper Paleozoic argillite of the Mystic subterrane, adjacent to a Tertiary andesite dike (Gilbert, 1981; Wilson and others, 1998). The gossan trends northeast for 90 meters and may be related to the dike. Pyrite impregnates ferricrete gossan in one sample; otherwise sulfide minerals have been completely oxidized. The argillite is locally thermally upgraded to hornfels; axinite and secondary biotite are observed in talus and rubble crop. A mid-Tertiary (39.8 Ma) granite pluton (Solie and others, 1991) is exposed in low angle contact with the Upper Paleozoic argillite and probably underlies the ridge where the mineralization occurs. Surface dimensions of the gossan are not available. One grab sample of gossan contained 350 ppm copper and 0.3 grams/tonne silver (Gilbert, 1981).

References

Reference (Deposit): Solie, D.N., Bundtzen, T.K., and Gilbert, W.G., 1991, K-Ar ages of igneous rocks in the McGrath quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Public Data File Report 160, 17 pages, one sheet, 1:250,000 scale.

Reference (Deposit): Gilbert, W.G., 1981, Preliminary geologic map of the Cheeneetnuk River area, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Open-File Report 153, 19 pages, 2 sheets, 1:63,360 scale.

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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