The Unnamed (northwest of VABM Kluklaklatna) is a copper and tungsten mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (northwest of VABM Kluklaklatna) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (northwest of VABM Kluklaklatna)
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Kaiyuh
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Quartz-tourmaline veins occur in hornfelsed schist near the Khotol Pluton.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): Age = Flanigan (1998) interprets this gossan to be related to magmatic fluids from the Khotol pluton, based on its proximity to the Khotol pluton and to its low molybdenum content. The Khotol pluton has been dated at approximately 110 Ma by K/Ar and Ar/Ar methods (Flanigan, 1998).
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This float occurrence consists of limonitic quartz and tourmaline veins in schist, enclosed in pyrrhotite-andalusite hornfels near the Khotol Pluton. The veins(?) also contain sparse, large euhedral crystals of scheelite. Nine rock samples contained up to 238 ppm copper, 45 ppb gold, and 315 ppm tungsten (Flanigan, 1998). Flanigan interprets this gossan to be related to magmatic fluids from the Khotol pluton, based on its proximity to the Khotol pluton and to its low molybdenum content. The Khotol pluton has been dated at approximately 110 Ma by K/Ar and Ar/Ar methods (Flanigan, 1998). Also see NL012, NL014-016, and NL019-022.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Plutonic-related Cu-Au-W
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = This occurrence was discovered by Anaconda Minerals Company in 1980 (Flanigan, 1998).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Probably inactive
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Flanigan, 1998
References
Reference (Deposit): Flanigan, B., 1998, Genesis and mineralization of ore deposits in the Illinois Creek region, West Central Alaska: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, M.Sc. thesis, 125 p., 2 plates.
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