Unnamed (at head of Gold Run Creek)

The Unnamed (at head of Gold Run Creek) is a 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 (at head of Gold Run Creek)

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 64.874, -164.04500

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Unnamed (at head of Gold Run Creek) MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (at head of Gold Run Creek)


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Alaska
District: Council


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: Pyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Gamble, 1988

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Exploration activities are not reported for this occurrence.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Silicified marble with malachite and pyrite contains 2,000 ppm Cu and 200 ppm As (Gamble, 1988). Bedrock in this area is mostly part of a pelitic schist assemblage of possible Cambrian or Precambrian age (Till and others, 1986).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Malachite and pyrite in silicified marble.

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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