Unnamed (northwest of Port Wrangell)

The Unnamed (northwest of Port Wrangell) is a molybdenum and copper mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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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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