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Unnamed (near Cheeneetnuk River)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307836
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (near Cheeneetnuk River)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -155.12284, 62.06545 (WGS84)
Relative position The unnamed occurrence is located on a steep east-facing slope overlooking Cheeneetnuk River, at an elevation of 1,400 feet (427 m) in the southern half of sec. 22, T. 23 N., R. 32 W., of the Seward Meridian. The occurrence corresponds to map number 120 of Gilbert (1981); his station no. 77WG5.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McGrath A-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McGrath SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McGrath(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Stony River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Nearby scientific data

(1) -155.12284, 62.06545
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This unnamed occurrence is a mineralized, pyritic argillite near the contact between Middle Devonian limestone and upper Paleozoic argillite, both subdivisions of the Mystic subterrane (Gilbert, 1981; Wilson and others, 1998). The argilite appears to be thermally upgraded to hornfels; a mid-Tertiary granite pluton is exposed about one mile west of the occurrence. One grab sample contained 178 ppm copper and 0.7 grams/tonne silver (Gilbert, 1981).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name McGrath

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = W.G. Gilbert found the mineral zone during a geologic mapping project for the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys in 1977 (Gilbert, 1981). One grab sample contained 178 ppm copper and 0.7 grams/tonne silver.

Reference information

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Gilbert, 1981

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Polymetallic replacement (?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 19a).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-DEC-98 T.K. Bundtzen Pacific Rim Geological Consulting

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