Alaska
Producer

Independence Mine

Alaska, United States
GoldZincLeadCopperArsenicTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Scheelite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureOne Or More Faults Offset Veins
AlterationOxidized Near Surface. Wall Rock Intensely Altered Near Vein.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1908
Last production1984
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10000516
MRDS IDA010709
Alternate namesGold Quartz, Alaska Gold Quartz, Independent, Alaska-Pacific Consolidated Mining Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.78845, -149.29018
References
USGS OFR 79-1095, P.63-65USGS B 1004, P.58-65ADGGS SPEC REPT. 31, P.13ALASKA CONSTRUCTION & OIL, JANUARY 1983, P. 22ALASKA CONSTRUCTION & OIL, SEPTEMBER 1983, P. 14ADGGS SPEC REPT 31, P.13