The Unnamed (west of lower California Creek) is a silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (west of lower California Creek) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (west of lower California Creek)
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Arsenic
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
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Geology): Age = Flanigan (1998) interprets this occurrence 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 (Reference): Primary Reference = Flanigan, 1998
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = This occurrence was discovered by Anaconda Minerals Company in 1980 (Flanigan, 1998).
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Pb and Zn at a warm springs probably related to a nearby pluton
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This occurrence is at a warm springs and consists of ferricrete, iron-stained travertine, and graphitic quartzite float (Flanigan, 1998). The temperature of the springs is about 30 degrees C. Samples of silt from the spring are anomalous in lead, zinc, silver, gold, and arsenic. Iron-stained rocks and gossan float nearby contain up to 725 ppm lead, 550 ppm zinc, 1.8 ppm silver, 45 ppb gold, and 45 ppm tungsten.
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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