The Unnamed (east tip of Sutwik Island) is a copper mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (east tip of Sutwik Island) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (east tip of Sutwik Island)
Commodity
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
Model Name: Porphyry Cu
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The alteration is unknown but it probably includes propylitic and sericitic types.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = MacKevett and Holloway, 1977
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Porphyry copper (Cox and Singer, 1986, model 17)
Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary.
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This site is on land selected by the Koniag Native Corporation.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The rocks at this site consist of basaltic plug domes intruding sedimentary strata of the Meshik Formation (Detterman and others, 1981). The site has been described as a porphyry-type occurrence consisting of a strongly altered zone in Tertiary hypabyssal and volcanic rocks (MacKevett and Holloway, 1977). No mention is made of ore or gangue minerals present.
References
Reference (Deposit): Detterman, R.L., Miller, T.P., Yount, M.E., and Wilson, F.H.,1981, Geologic map the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles Alaska: U.S. Geologic Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I- 1229, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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): Cox, D.P., Detra, D.E., and Detterman, R.L., 1981, Mineral resource maps of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF- 1053-K, 2 map sheets, scale 1:250,000.
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