Alaska
Prospect

Jack Bay #3

Alaska, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model274: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein, Chugach-type
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Gold
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Valdez Group
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10000375
MRDS IDA010442
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.96959, -146.45254
References
Jansons, Uldis, Hoekzema, R.B., Kurtak, J.M., and Fechner, S.A., 1984, Mineral occurrences in the Chugach National Forest, Southcentral Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 5-84, 218 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.Goldfarb, R.J., Leach, D.L., Miller, M.L., and Pickthorn, W.J., 1986, Geology, metamorphic setting, and genetic constraints of epigenetic lode-gold mineralization within the Cretaceous Valdez Group, south-central Alaska, in Keppie, J.D., Boyle, R.W., and Haynes, S.J., eds., Turbidite-hosted gold deposits: Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 32, p. 87-105.Goldfarb, R.J., Case, J.E., Plafker, George, and Winkler, G.R., 1992, Maps showing areas of potential for mineral resources in the Cordova and Middleton Island 1 degree x 3 degree quadrangles, southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2190, scale 1:250,000.Bliss, J.D., 1992, Grade and tonnage model of Chugach-type low-sulfide Au-quartz veins: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2004, p. 44-46.Nelson, S.W., Dumoulin, J. A., and Miller, M.L., 1985, Geologic map of the Chugach National Forest, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1645-B, 16 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.