Unnamed (on Kaiyuh Hill)

The Unnamed (on Kaiyuh Hill) is a lead and silver mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Unnamed (on Kaiyuh Hill)

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 64.11, -157.93000

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Unnamed (on Kaiyuh Hill) MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (on Kaiyuh Hill)


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver


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

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Flanigan, 1998

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = This occurrence was discovered by Anaconda Minerals Company in 1980 (Flanigan, 1998).

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This occurrence is a weakly mineralized limonite gossan in garnet-chlorite-quartz schist and quartz-amphibole schist. The gossan occurs along a north-south-trending shear zone. Samples contain up to 10.0 ppm silver and 550 ppm lead (Flanigan, 1998). Also see NL012-016 and NL020-022.

Comment (Geology): Age = Flanigan (1998) interprets this gossan 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 (Exploration): Status = Probably inactive

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Gossan with Ag and Pb values


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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