Unnamed (south of Zachary Bay)

The Unnamed (south of Zachary Bay) is a gold and copper 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

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (south of Zachary Bay)

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: 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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Porphyry Cu
Model Name: Porphyry Cu-Au

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitic alteration consisting of various combinations of epidote, chlorite, pyrite, and magnetite is widespread. Quartz-sericite-pyrite, magnetite-plagioclase, and potassic (biotite) assemblages are also present. .Alteration zoning is poorly understood due primarily to lack of outcrop. One zoning sequence of increasing intensity consists of epidote-pyrite to chlorite-pyrite to chlorite-magnetite.

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Model Number = 17, 20c

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This prospect is located on land selected by the Aleut Corporation.

Comment (Geology): Age = Miocene or younger.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Dircks and Richards, 1976

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = This prospect was mapped and sampled by an Aleut-Quintana-Duval joint venture in 1974. They collected more than 150 rock, silt, and soil samples. In 1975 they conducted a magnetometer survey and drilled four holes for a total of 955 feet. They reported channel samples assays of 0.36 percent copper, 0.004 percent molybdenum, 0.016 ounce of gold per ton, and 0.08 ounce of silver per ton over 150 feet. Drill hole Z-1 intersected 383 feet grading 0.11 percent copper and 0.28 ppm gold. Resource Associates of Alaska relogged, split, and assayed the core in 1981. They were interested primarily in gold values. The results were not encouraging (Trujillo and others, 1981). Battle Mountain Exploration company briefly sampled the area in 1986.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This prospect is marked by a color anomaly measuring 2,000 by 5,000 feet. The rocks consist of a series of andesitic volcanic rocks and interbedded volcanic sediments intruded by quartz diorite and feldspar porphyry. A diorite plug forms the core of the anomaly. The diorite is only slightly altered and contains 1 percent disseminated pyrite. Andesites in contact with this intrusive carry pyrite and a trace of chalcopyrite. The volcanic rocks belong to the late Eocene to early Oligocene Popof volcanic rocks (Wilson and others, 1995). A potassium argon date on sericite from the diorite was determined to be 14.6 Ma (Wilson and others, 1994). Copper-gold mineralization occurs in scattered outcrops in an area (including cover) 4,000 feet in diameter. Chalcopyrite is the only primary copper mineral. The other primary sulfides are pyrite and molybdenite. Chalcocite is generally present in outcrops containing 500 ppm copper or greater. The main showing consists of 150 feet of hornfels containing 0.36 percent copper, 0.004 percent molybdenum, 0.08 ounce of silver per ton, and 0.16 ounce of gold per ton (Christie and Richards, 1974). Peripheral outcrops contain much lower metal values. Approximately 600 feet northeast of the main showing, an outcrop of quartz-veined and pyritic feldspar porphyry carries as much as 0.76 percent copper and 0.10 ounce of gold per ton. The sulfides at this outcrop have been almost totally leached. An outcrop to the south carries as much as 1,720 ppm copper (Dircks and Richards, 1976). Three of four holes drilled in 1975 penetrated only short intervals grading 0.1 percent copper. The other hole was drilled through 383 feet grading 0.11 percent copper and 0.28 ppm gold.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Porphyry Cu, Porphyry Cu-Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; models 17, 20c)

References

Reference (Deposit): Wilson, F.H., Shew, N., DuBois, G.D., and Bie, S.W., 1994, Sample locality map and analytical data for potassium-argon ages in the Port Moller, Stepovak Bay and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2155-E, 18 p., 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.

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.

Reference (Deposit): Trujillo, R.S., Anderson, G., MacLeod, T., Hendrick, K., Farnham, S., Peterson, J., 1981. Exploration and evaluation of the Unga-Popof-Korovan Islands portion of lands leased from Aleut Native Corporation: Resource Associates of Alaska report, 70 p., 38 map sheets, various scales. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)

Reference (Deposit): Dircks, N.J., and Richards, G.G., 1976, Final report on Zachary Bay project Unga Island, Alaska Port Moller B-2 quadrangle: Quintana Minerals, 10 p. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)

Reference (Deposit): Christie, J.S., and Richards, G.G., 1974, Zachary Bay color anomaly and copper-gold prospect Unga Island Alaska, Port Moller B-2 quadrangle: Quintana Minerals Report, 9 p. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)

Reference (Deposit): Christie, J.S., 1975, Aleut-Quintana-Duval 1975 joint venture, preliminary report: Quintana Minerals Report, 6 p., 9 map sheets, scales 1:63.360 and 1 inch equals 800 feet. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)

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.)

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.