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Unnamed (near Skwentna River)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead
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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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001138
MRDS ID A011831
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (near Skwentna River)
Related records 10209866

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -152.30277, 61.9595 (WGS84)
Relative position The location of this occurrence is approximated from Spurr (1900, p. 110-112, June 24 campsite; U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1998, MAS # 0020840014; MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, p. 76, locality 4; and Cobb, 1972, MF 385, locality 5) in Section 25, T. 22 N., R. 17 W. One of the reporters (Millholland) was unable to located the occurrence in the field using the localites cited above.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tyonek D-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tyonek NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tyonek(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Yentna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Material = Gold (native)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -152.30277, 61.9595
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Folded volcanic rocks are cut by granitic dioritic and syenitic dikes. Rock along contacts between dikes and volcanics are decomposed and iron stained (Spurr,1900, p. 110-112). Narrow quartz veins up to several inches wide are rich in pyrite, chalcopyrite and galena. Other zones near, but not at, contacts generally follow stratification, are similarly mineralized and contain gold and silver. Upstream, black slate is cut by granitic dikes; quartz veins carry pyrite, chalcopyrite and galena. Assay of sample with pyrite and chalcopyrite assayed 0.05 oz/ton gold and 0.15 oz/ton silver. Assay of a quartz vein sample returned 0.1 oz/ton gold and 0.25 oz/ton silver (Spurr, 1900, p.259). The basic reference was published in 1900; no more recent information is available.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Yentna

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Prospecting, rock sample assayed.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Spurr, J.E., 1900, A reconnaissance in southwestern Alaska in 1898: U.S. Geological Survey 20th Annual Report, part 7, p. 31-264.?

  • Deposit

    Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Tyonek quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-385, 1:250,000 scale.

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1998, Minerals Availability System/Minerals Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), Talkeetna Quadrangle: Worldwide Web URL http://imcg.wr.usgs.gov/data.html.

  • Deposit

    MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Spurr, 1900

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Hydrothermal/contact metamorphic?, polymetallic vein?, disseminated?(MacKevett and Holloway, 1977)
Deposit Other Comments = the basic reference was published in 1900; no more recent information is available.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1998 Madelyn A. Millholland Millholland & Associates
Reporter 01-JUN-1998 James Riehle U.S. Geological Survey

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