The Unnamed ( on hill 1677) is a copper mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed ( on hill 1677) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed ( on hill 1677)
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
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
Model Name: Skarn Cu
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hornfels and skarn (?) are present at this occurrence.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Exploration): Status = Probably inactive
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Cu-Au skarn? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 18b)
Comment (Geology): Age = Flanigan (1998) interprets the Aladdin deposit to be related to magmatic fluids from the Khotol pluton, based on its proximity to the pluton and its low molybdenum content . K-Ar and Ar/Ar dates for the Khotol pluton are approximately 110 Ma (Flanigan, 1998).
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This occurrence is in garnet-quartz-chlorite-muscovite schist and consists of sparse gossan float, disseminated pyrite in the schist, and chalcopyrite in siliceous hornfels (skarn?). Six rock samples contained up to 1510 ppm copper, 85 ppm lead, 1.1 ppm silver, and 210 ppm arsenic (Flanigan, 1998). Flanigan interprets the Aladdin deposit to be related to magmatic fluids from the Khotol pluton, based on its proximity to the pluton and its low molybdenum content . K-Ar and Ar/Ar dates for the Khotol pluton are approximately 110 Ma (Flanigan, 1998). Also see NL012-014, 016, and 019-022.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Flanigan, 1998
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = This occurrence was discovered by Anaconda Minerals Company in 1980 or 1982 (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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