The Cornelius Creek is a tungsten mine located in Alaska.
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Cornelius Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cornelius Creek
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Kodiak
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Arsenopyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Float prospecting led to the discovery of a 6- to 8-foot thick siliceous bed containing disseminated scheelite. A sample of this material assayed 3.45 percent tungsten oxide over 27 inches (Jasper, 1955). Kodiak Exploration Company sent a sample of mineralized rock from this prospect or from their Chalet Mountain property (KD025) to Wah Chang Corporation for assay and examination. They identified the so-called siliceous material as tactite or skarn (Jasper, 1955).
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Sample collected across 27 inches contained 3.45 percent tungsten oxide.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = W skarn? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 14a)
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Rose and Richter, 1967
Comment (Geology): Age = Cretaceous or younger
References
Reference (Deposit): Rose, A.W., and Richter, D.H., 1967, Geology and stream sediment geochemistry of Anton Larsen Bay and vicinity, Kodiak Island, Alaska: Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals Geologic Report 31, 10 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.
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): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Kodiak quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-460, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Afognak, Karluk, Kodiak, and Trinity Islands quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-860, 49 p.
Reference (Deposit): Jasper, M.W., 1955, Kodiak Exploration Company scheelite prospect, Anton Larson Bay area, Kodiak quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Prospect Evaluation PE 131-7, 8 p. 1 map sheet, scale 1:63,360, 2 map sheets, scale 1 inch=500 feet.
Reference (Deposit): Rose, A.W., and Richter, D.H., 1967, Geology and stream sediment geochemistry of Anton Larsen Bay and vicinity, Kodiak Island, Alaska: State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mines and Minerals, Geologic Report 31, 10 p., 1 map sheet, scale 1:63,360.
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