Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Lead
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Antimony, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlOre Shoots Were Concentrated Along The Slate Footwall. Gold Associated With Quartz-Calcite Veins, Albite, And Pyrite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Orpiment, Realgar, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAlbite, Calcite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Rutile
Geology
Host rockSlate
Associated rockGreenstone
AlterationDiorite Highly Altered (Albitized & Pyritized) In Part
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1922
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10000503
MRDS IDA010692
Alternate namesAlaska Mexican, Seven Hundred Foot, Alaska Treadwell, Ready Bullion
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates58.26642, -134.377
References
USGS OFR 78-374, P. 125-128STONE, DAVID, AND STONE, BRENDA, 1980, HARD ROCK GOLD: JUNEAU, CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU, JUNEAU CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE, 108 P.NORTHERN MINER, MARCH 29, 1984, P. 12