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Unnamed (overlooking tributary of Cheeneetnuk River)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model 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 10307839
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (overlooking tributary of Cheeneetnuk River)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -154.93085, 62.17245 (WGS84)
Relative position This unnamed occurrence is located on a south-facing spur overlooking an unnamed tributary of Cheeneetnuk River. It is about 2.5 kilometers southwest of VABM Big (White Mountain), at an elevation of 1,900 feet (579 m) in the NE1/4 sec. 15, T. 24 N., R. 31 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location corresponds to map number 25-26 of Gilbert (1981); his station no. 79WG192.

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-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McGrath SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McGrath C(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
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -154.93085, 62.17245
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This unnamed occurrence is a ferricrete gossan hosted in an unnamed Ordovician mudstone unit of the Nixon Fork subterrane (Gilbert, 1981; Wilson and others, 1998). The gossan is parallel to bedding in the unit; no surface measurements are available. Two grab samples taken in the gossan zone contained up to 3.0 grams/tonne silver, 81 ppm copper, 320 ppm lead, and 6,800 ppm zinc (Gilbert, 1981).
  • Ore Material = Iron oxides

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 occurrence during geological mapping for the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys in 1979 (Gilbert, 1981). Two grab samples taken across the gossan zone contained up to 3.0 grams/tonne silver, 81 ppm copper, 320 ppm lead, and 6,800 ppm zinc (Gilbert, 1981).

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 11-DEC-98 T.K. Bundtzen Pacific Rim Geological Consulting

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