Unnamed (near Hag Peak on Kupreanof Peninsula)

The Unnamed (near Hag Peak on Kupreanof Peninsula) is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Alaska.

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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

Name: Unnamed (near Hag Peak on Kupreanof Peninsula)  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc

Lat, Long: 55.7, -159.54000

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Unnamed (near Hag Peak on Kupreanof Peninsula) MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (near Hag Peak on Kupreanof Peninsula)


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Bismuth
Secondary: Arsenic


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

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alteration consists of pink to tan bleaching of originally dark-green andesitic(?) breccia.


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This occurrence is in bedded rocks of the Paleocene to Eocene Stepovak Bay Formation, near a small diorite or quartz diorite intrusion (Wilson and others, 1995). Wilson and others (1988) describe altered volcanic andesitic(?) breccia cut by a series of N 70 E-trending vertical shear zones. Some of the shears contain mineralized quartz veins. Alteration appears along shears and extends for approximately 600 feet along the beach east of the map site (Wilson and others, 1988). Rock samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980s were reported to be anomalous in silver, lead, zinc, arsenic, and bismuth (Angeloni and others, 1985; Wilson and others, 1988).

Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary.

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = the site is on the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge.

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Rock samples 83AWs85-86 collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980's were reported tp be anomalous in silver, lead, zinc, arsenic, and bismuth (Angeloni and others, 1985; Wilson and others, 1988).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Polymetallic veins (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c)

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Wilson and others, 1988

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive


References

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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