Unnamed (in the northern Chilkat Range)

The Unnamed (in the northern Chilkat Range) is a copper and silver mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (in the northern Chilkat Range)

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Cobalt

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau (Skagway subdistrict)

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: Skarn Cu

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Skarn.

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Gilbert (1988) collected four rock samples described as, 'skarn with pyrrhotite (60%) and chalcopyrite', 'gossan with pyrrhotite', 'black schist with pyrrhotite (20%)', and 'quartz with pyrite in shear'. The samples contain up to 4.6 ppm silver, 5,950 ppm copper, and 95 ppm cobalt. The host rocks are mafic Paleozoic metavolcanics and metasediments that include argillaceous marble. Cretaceous medium-grained hornblende diorite and foliated granodiorite are nearby (Gilbert, 1988). The mineralization is probably the same age as the nearby Cretaceous intrusive rocks.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Gilbert, 1988

Comment (Geology): Age = the age is inferred to be Cretaceous based upon the Cretaceous age of nearby intrusive rocks (Gilbert, 1988).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Copper skarn? (Cox and Singer, 1986: model 18b?)

Comment (Exploration): Status = Probably inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Gilbert, W.G., 1988, Preliminary geology and geochemistry of the north Chilkat Range: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 88-8, 2 sheets, scale 1:36,200.

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