Unnamed (on west bank of Cheeneetnuk River)

The Unnamed (on west bank of Cheeneetnuk River) is a silver and copper mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (on west bank of Cheeneetnuk River)

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Alaska
District: McGrath

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This occurrence is a highly anomalous stream sediment sample taken at the intersection of an unnamed, second order stream with Cheeneetnuk River. The stream drains a mid-Tertiary granite pluton; its associated, mineralized contact zone may be related to several other occurrences in the area (MG017, MG018, MG020, MG021). The stream sediment sample contained 43.3 grams/tonne silver, 322 ppm copper, and 19 ppm molybdenum (Gilbert, 1981).

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = W.G. Gilbert collected the stream sediment sample in 1977 (Gilbert, 1981). The sample contained 43.3 grams/tonne silver, 322 copper, and 19 ppm molybdenum.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Gilbert, 1981

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

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): 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.

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