Alaska
Past Producer

McKinley Lake mine, Rilley Group, Lucky Strike prospect, Bear Creek prospect (McKinley Lake gold camp)

Alaska, United States
GoldAntimonyArsenicSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryAntimony, Arsenic, Silver
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Stibnite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Orca Group
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10000376
MRDS IDA010443
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.48044, -145.19553
References
Schrader, F.C., and Spencer, A.C., 1901, The geology and mineral resources of a portion of the Copper River district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Special Publication, 94 p.Winkler, G.R., and Plafker, George, 1981, Geologic map and cross sections of the Cordova and Middleton Island quadrangles, southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1164, 24 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.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.Haney, J.M., and Jansons, Uldis, 1987, Geology of the McKinley Lake gold area, Chugach National Forest, south-central Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 32-87, 40 p.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.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Cordova quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-392, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.