The Unnamed (northwest of Port Wrangell) is a molybdenum and copper mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (northwest of Port Wrangell) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (northwest of Port Wrangell)
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitic?
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): Age = Pliocene
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = MacKevett and Holloway, 1977
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This occurrence is within or near the Agripina Bay batholith of Pliocene and/or Miocene age, and represents numerous altered zones which are said to be in the general vicinity and probably associated with the batholith (MacKevett and Holloway, 1977; Detterman and others, 1987). An altered quartz-sericite sample from this area has been dated as Pliocene in age (Wilson and Shew 1992).
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This site is on land selected by the Koniag Native Corporation.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
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): Detterman, R.L., Case, J.E., Wilson, F.H., and Yount, M.E., 1987, Geologic map of the Ugashik, Bristol Bay, and part of the Karluk quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-1685, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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