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Unnamed (north of Kulik Lake)

Occurrence, Inactive

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Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities Cu; Mo; Pb; Zn
Other commodities Co
Ore minerals chalcopyrite; pyrite
Gangue minerals quartz

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale MK
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale D-3
Latitude 58.9575
Longitude -154.7661
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Location and accuracy This occurrence is about half way between Kulik Lake and Pirate Lake. It is at an elevation of about 1,550 feet in the SW1/4 sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 33 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate within one-half mile.

Geologic setting

Geologic description

This occurrence consists of pyrite- and chalcopyrite-bearing quartz veins that cut Tertiary granodiorite. Samples collected by Church, Riehle, and Goldfarb (1993) contain up to 2,000 parts per million (ppm) copper, 360 ppm zinc, 300 ppm lead, 150 ppm cobalt, and 10 ppm molybdenum.
Geologic map unit (-154.768182788539, 58.9568087586227)
Mineral deposit model Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c).
Mineral deposit model number 22c
Age of mineralization Tertiary or younger; pyrite- and chalcopyrite-bearing quartz veins cut the Tertiary granodiorite.

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration Apparently only sampling by government geologists.
Indication of production None

References

References

Church, S.E., Riehle, J.R., and Goldfarb, R.J., 1993, Interpretation of exploration geochemical data for the Mount Katmai quadrangle, and adjacent parts of the Afognak and Naknek quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2020, 67 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.
Church, S.E., Riehle, J.R, Magoon, L.B., and Campbell, D.L., 1992, Mineral and energy resource assessment maps of the Mount Katmai, Naknek, and western Afognak quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF 2021-F, 22 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Reporters F.H. Wilson, S.E. Church, and D.P. Bickerstaff (U.S. Geological Survey)
Last report date 8/31/2005