Kametolook Occurrence, Alaska Peninsula District, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
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Location: The map site of this occurrence is at an elevation of 500 feet, 0.9 mile due south of the top Red Bluff Mountain (MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, locality 7; Wilson and others, 1988, locality 7). The location is accurate to within 1 mile.
Geology: The rocks at this location consist of sedimentary units of the Paleocene to Eocene Tolstoy Formation (Wilson and others, 1995). The occurrence is described by MacKevett and Holloway (1977) as an altered zone associated with Tertiary granitic rocks. U.S. Geological Survey mapping in the mid-1980s shows no granitic plutons in the area (Wilson and others, 1988). Samples of sedimentary rock collected in this area by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980's contained as much as 100 ppm copper, 20 ppm lead, and 150 ppm zinc (Angeloni and others, 1985).
Workings: The U.S. Geological Survey mapped and sampled this area in the mid-1980's (Wilson and others, 1988). Samples of sedimentary rock contained as much as 100 ppm copper, 20 ppm lead, and 150 ppm zinc (Angeloni and others, 1985).
Commodities (Major) - Cu, Pb, Zn
Development Status: None
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References
Angeloni, L.M., Wilson, F.H., and Sutley, Stephen, 1985, Map and tables showing preliminary rock geochemical data, Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-470, 179 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000. Wilson, F.H., Detterman, R.L., Miller, J.W., and Case, J. E.,1995, Geologic map of the Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-2272, 2 map sheets, scale 1:250,000. Wilson, F.H., White, W.H., and DuBois, G.D., 1988, Brief descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the Port Moller and Stepovak Bay quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-666, 128 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.
