Alaska
Prospect

Glass & Heifner

Alaska, United States
SilverGoldZincLeadCopper
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryZinc, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Valdez Group
Associated rockSlate · Valdez Group
AlterationBorden and others (1991) report carbonization, sulfidization, sericitization, and silicification of the wall rock adjacent to the veins.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10000413
MRDS IDA010578
Alternate namesLittle Creek, Earl Mount
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates59.55254, -150.6806
References
Pilgrim, E.R., 1933, Progress of lode mining in interior Alaska, 1932: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 194, 11 p.Capps, S.R., 1938, Lode mining in the Nuka Bay district, in Smith, P.S., Mineral industry of Alaska in 1936: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 897-A, p. 25-32.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic minerals resources map of the Seldovia quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-397, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Borden, J.C., Goldfarb, R.J., Gent, C.A., Burruss, R.C., and Roushey, B.H., 1992 Geochemistry of lode-gold deposits, Nuka Bay district, southern Kenai Peninsula: Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1991: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2041, p. 13-21.Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than minerals fuels and construction materials) in the Seldovia quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 80-87, 47 p.Richter, D.H., 1970, Geology and lode-gold deposits of the Nuka Bay area, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 625-B, p. Bl-B16.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.