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Beaver Inlet, Amugul Bay, Tanaskan Bay

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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  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. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003274
MRDS ID A106017
Record type Site
Current site name Beaver Inlet, Amugul Bay, Tanaskan Bay

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -166.43572, 53.73244 (WGS84)
Relative position South side of Beaver Inlet centered on land between Amugul and Tanaskan Bays. Anomaly no. 13 of Christie (1974).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aleutians West(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Unalaska B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Unalaska NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Unalaska SE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fox Islands(hydrologic unit)

Aleutian Islands(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)

National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Alteration is propylitic on the basis of disseminated and fracture controlled epidote. Fractured zones are totally leached.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Nearby scientific data

(1) -166.43572, 53.73244
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = deep red-brown to yellow-brown color anomaly 8,000 ft (2,400 m) by 3,000 Ft (900 m) in size which is elongate in an east-west direction. The color anomaly occurs in a diorite to gabbro stock intruding amygdaloidal porphyritic andesite flows. Leucocratic feldspar porphyry monzonite(?) dikes are syn-mineralization, however Christie (1974) did not report which unit(s) these dikes intrude. The stock contains disseminated pyrite and trace chalcopyrite. The intruded volcanic rocks are propylitically altered and carry up to 3 to 5 percent fracture localized and disseminated pyrite. In some areas, high density fracturing is present. Locally abundant ferricrete caps the occurrence.
  • Age = Cenozoic

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Aleutians

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Five soil samples were collected by Quintana's field party (Christie, 1974) in the course of brief reconnaissance mapping. Samples yielded up to 270 ppm copper, 198 ppm zinc, 1.6 ppm silver, and 0.04 ppm gold.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Christie, J.S., 1974, Aleut-Quintana-Duval 1974 joint venture, final report: Unpublished Quintana Minerals Corporation report, 24 p., 3 appendices, 2 maps. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Christie, 1974

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Copper porphyry

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-MAY-1994 Damon Bickerstaff U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 03-MAY-1994 F.H. Wilson U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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