Unnamed (along Harvey Creek)

The Unnamed (along Harvey Creek) is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (along Harvey Creek)

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Kupreanof

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Arsenopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Grybeck, Berg, and Karl, 1984

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Old prospect along the creek said have been worked during the Depression in the 1930's; a small Pelton wheel and hammer mill still remained at the site in the early 1980's.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Gold quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a)

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Several narrow quartz veins with rare disseminated pyrite and arsenopyrite cut light greenish gray, felsic metatuff. Said to have been worked in a small way during the Depression in the 1930's (Grybeck, Berg, and Karl, 1984).

Comment (Production): Production Notes = Production uncertain but probably a very small amount of gold recovered during the 1930's.

References

Reference (Deposit): Grybeck, D.J., Berg, H.C., and Karl, S.M., 1984, Map and description of the mineral deposits in the Petersburg and eastern Port Alexander quadrangles: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-837, 86 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Wright, F.E., and Wright, C.W., 1908, The Ketchikan and Wrangell mining districts, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 347, 210 p.

Reference (Deposit): Buddington, A.F., 1923, Mineral deposits of the Wrangell district; U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 739, p. 51-75.

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