The Unnamed (overlooking Middle Fork of Kuskokwim River) is a silver mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (overlooking Middle Fork of Kuskokwim River) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (overlooking Middle Fork of Kuskokwim River)
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Iron
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: Porphyry Cu, skarn-related
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Iron-rich skarn (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 18a).
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This unnamed occurrence is a skarn zone developed in a highly sheared limestone of Late Triassic age, a part of the Mystic subterrane (Gilbert and others, 1988; Bundtzen, Harris, and Gilbert, 1997). Massive pyrite bands averaging 8 centimeters in thickness occur in association with epidote-quartz gangue within a 10 meter wide skarn zone near a gabbro-diorite sill. One grab sample contained 10.75 percent iron, 100 ppm molybdenum, and 1.25 grams/tonne silver (T.K. Bundtzen and G.M. Laird, written communication, 1998).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = This description
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = This unnamed occurrence was investigated in 1998. One grab sample contained 10.75 percent iron, 100 ppm molybdenum, and 1.25 grams/tonne silver (T.K. Bundtzen and G.M. Laird, written communication, 1998).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Bundtzen, T.K., Harris, E.E., and Gilbert, W.G., 1997, Geologic Map of the eastern McGrath quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 97-14, 34 pages, one sheet, scale 1:125,000.
Reference (Deposit): Gilbert, W.G., Solie, D.N., and Kline, J.T., 1988, Geologic map of the McGrath A-3 quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Professional Report 92, 2 sheets, 1:63,360 scale.
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