Alaska
Past Producer

Alpha Mine

Alaska, United States
GoldSilverLeadCopperAntimonyZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead
TertiaryCopper, Antimony, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlVein Probably Terminates On A Fault To The Ne
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBoulangerite, Jamesonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Birch Creek Schist
StructureOpen, Nearly Symmetrical Kantishna Antiform Trending Ne, Nw Trending Fault System
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1921
Last production1921
Identification
Deposit ID10000595
MRDS IDA011201
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates63.52456, -151.01956
References
USGS BULLETIN 849-F, P. 354, 358, 375-376ADGGS OPEN FILE 98, P. 9, 25, 29USGS OPEN FILE 77-169A, P. 44 LOC. 3USBM OPEN FILE 24-78, P. 4-10A, 4-21 TO 4-23ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 17