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Unnamed (north of Mine Harbor)

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308108
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (north of Mine Harbor)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -160.69045, 55.78524 (WGS84)
Relative position This occurrence is located on the Alaska Peninsula approximately 1 mile north of Mine Harbor on Herendeen Bay (MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, locality 23; Wilson and others, 1988, locality 23). The map site is at an elevation of 1,450 feet, in the NE1/4 of sec. 10, T. 51 S., R. 74 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate to within 1,200 feet.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aleutians East(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Port Moller D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Port Moller(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Port Moller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cold Bay(hydrologic unit)

Aleutian Islands(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -160.69045, 55.78524
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = MacKevett and Holloway (1977) reported altered zones at this occurrence, probably related to Tertiary granitic rocks. No exposures of granite rocks were found in the area during U.S. Geological Survey studies in the mid-1980's (Wilson and others, 1988). Instead, these studies indicated extensive silicification and calcification of siltstone and sandstone of the Cretaceous Staniukovich Formation. A rock sample of olive-green siltstone was reported to be anomalous in copper and zinc (Wilson and others, 1987).
  • Age = Cretaceous or younger.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Alaska Peninsula

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = The U.S. Geological Survey mapped and sampled this occurrence in the mid-1980's. Sample 85AJm 765 was reported to be anomalous in copper and zinc (Wilson and others, 1987).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Wilson, F.H., Harris, E.E., and Bailey, E.A., 1987, Preliminary analytical results and sample locality map for rock samples collected in 1985 and 1986, Port Moller and Stepovak Bay quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87-497, 44 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Wilson, F.H., White, W.H., and DuBois, G.D., 1988, Brief descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the Port Moller and Stepovak Bay quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-666, 128 p., scale 1:250,000.

  • 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.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Wilson and others, 1988

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JAN-01 S.H. Pilcher U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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