The Kametolook is a zinc, lead, and copper mine located in Alaska.
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Kametolook MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kametolook
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
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
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Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The rocks at this location consist of sedimentary units of the Paleocene to Eocene Tolstoy Formation (Wilson and others, 1995). The occurrence is described by MacKevett and Holloway (1977) as an altered zone associated with Tertiary granitic rocks. U.S. Geological Survey mapping in the mid-1980s shows no granitic plutons in the area (Wilson and others, 1988). Samples of sedimentary rock collected in this area by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980's contained as much as 100 ppm copper, 20 ppm lead, and 150 ppm zinc (Angeloni and others, 1985).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Wilson and others, 1988
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This occurrence is located on land patented by, or interim-conveyed to, the Bristol Bay Native Corporation.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The U.S. Geological Survey mapped and sampled this area in the mid-1980's (Wilson and others, 1988). Samples of sedimentary rock contained as much as 100 ppm copper, 20 ppm lead, and 150 ppm zinc (Angeloni and others, 1985).
References
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.
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): Angeloni, L.M., Wilson, F.H., and Sutlet, S., 1985, Map and tables showing preliminary rock geochemical data, Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-470, 179 p., 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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