Unnamed (in headwaters of Horton Creek)

The Unnamed (in headwaters of Horton Creek) is a silver 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

Name: Unnamed (in headwaters of Horton Creek)

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 64.735, -164.03700

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Unnamed (in headwaters of Horton Creek) MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (in headwaters of Horton Creek)


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Alaska
District: Nome


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: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Gamble, 1988

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Gamble (1988) collected a sample of quartz-mica schist with malachite that contained 700 ppm Cu and 1.5 ppm Ag. Bedrock here is part of a metavolcanic assemblage thought to be Ordovician in age (Till and others, 1986).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Quartz-mica schist with malachite.

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = None.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive


References

Reference (Deposit): Gamble, B.M., 1988, Non-placer mineral occurrences in the Solomon, Bendeleben, and southern part of the Kotzebue quadrangles, western Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Map MF-1838-B, 13 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Till, A.B., Dumoulin, J.A., Gamble, B. ., Kaufman, D.S., and Carroll, P.I., 1986, Preliminary geologic map and fossil data, Soloman, Bendeleben, and southern Kotzebue quadrangles, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-276, 10 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.


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