The Unnamed (west-northwest of Kettle Cape) is a copper and gold mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (west-northwest of Kettle Cape) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (west-northwest of Kettle Cape)
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Aleutian Islands
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: Epithermal vein, Creede
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitic?
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This site is on land conveyed, patented, or selected by the Aleut Native Corporation.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The Aleut-Quintana-Duval JV sampled this site in 1974 (Christie, 1974). Best values obtained were 420 ppm copper, 0.03 ppm gold, 99 ppm molybdenite, 2.1 ppm silver, and 91 ppm zinc.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Creede epithermal veins? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 25b)
Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary or younger.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Christie, 1974
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Host rocks at this site consist of propylitically-altered(?) andesitic volcanic rocks of Tertiary or younger age. They contain 2-10 percent epidote and chlorite and up to 1 percent disseminated pyrite (Christie, 1974). These volcanic rocks are cut by numerous quartz veins and stringers; individual veins are up to several feet in width. The veins exhibit cockade structure and contain traces of visible pyrite. Some veins contain banded calcedonic quartz. Twelve rock samples collected by the Aleut-Quintana-Duval JV contained up to 420 ppm Cu, 0.03 ppm gold, 99 ppm molybdenum, 2.1 ppm silver, and 91 ppm zinc (Christie, 1974).
References
Reference (Deposit): Christie, J.S., 1974, Aleut-Quintana-Duval 1974 joint venture, final report: Unpublished Quintana Minerals Corporation report, 24 p., 3 appendices, 2 maps. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)
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