The Unnamed (north of Dorenoi Bay) is a gold and silver mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (north of Dorenoi Bay) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (north of Dorenoi Bay)
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Alaska
District: Alaska Peninsula
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
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Christie, 1974
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = the site is located on land selected by the Aleut Corporation.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The area of this site is marked by a 1- by 2-mile color anomaly (Christie, 1974, number 75) in the late Eocene to early Oligocene Stepovak Formation (Wilson and others, 1995). The bedded rocks are intruded by several plutons. Christie described the occurrence as sparse calcite veins and vein breccias containing a trace of pyrite. He collected six silt samples that contained as much as 0.01 ppm gold, 1.8 ppm silver, 70 ppm copper, 102 ppm zinc, and 4 ppm molybdenum.
Comment (Geology): Age = Eocene or younger.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Christie briefly examined and silt-sampled the site in 1974.
References
Reference (Deposit): Wilson, F.H., Detterman, R.L., Miller, J. W., and Case, J.E., 1995, Geologic map of the Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-2272, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Christie, J.S., 1974, Aleut-Quintana-Duval 1974 joint venture, final report: Unpublished Quintana Minerals Corporation report, 24 p., 3 appendices, 2 maps. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Reference (Deposit): Wilson, F.H., White, W.H., and DuBois, G.D., 1988, Brief descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the Port Moller and Stepovak Bay quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-666, 128 p., scale 1:250,000.
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