Twin Lakes West

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308885
MRDS ID A013025
Record type Site
Current site name Twin Lakes West
Related records 10002134

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -153.83269, 60.67944 (WGS84)
Relative position About 2.1 km north of the eastern arm of Twin Lakes on peak 5,280. The 1.3 km wide, oval-shaped occurrence extends approximately 7.3 km S-SE across Twin Lakes, terminating near peak 5,570. Corresponds with locality 11 of Nelson and others (1985) and locality 21 of MacKevett and Holloway (1977). Sec. 22, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., of the Seward Meridian. Longitude and latitude of occurrence is accurate within 1,200 m.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lake and Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Clark C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Lake Clark NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Clark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mulchatna River(hydrologic unit)

Nushagak River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lake Clark National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Hematite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Epidote Gangue

Alteration

  • The volcanic rocks have undergone epidote and chlorite alteration, silicification, and lesser sericitization.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Chronological age 59.45

Nearby scientific data

(1) -153.83269, 60.67944

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Mineralization occurs as fine-grained disseminations and hairline fracture fillings of pyrite and lesser chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and galena in silicified rhyolite and rhyolite-dacite volcanic rocks and breccias (Nelson and others, 1983). Resource Associates of Alaska (1976) considered the setting as a possible volcanic vent center. These rocks have undergone epidote and chlorite alteration, silicification, and lesser sericitization. The volcanic rocks have potassium-argon ages that range from 56.2 to 62.7 m.y. (Eakins and others, 1978).
  • Age = The volcanic rocks that host the mineralization have potassium-argon ages that range from 56.2 to 62.7 m.y. (Eakins and others, 1978).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Bristol Bay

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = No production

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Reserves = No reserves

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Nelson and others, 1985

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Polymetallic vein ? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c ?)
Deposit Other Comments = Site is in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-JUN-1998 M.L. Miller; D.P. Bickerstaff U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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