Alaska
Prospect

Black Creek

Alaska, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
AlterationPyritization; silicification; and local iron staining.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10000677
MRDS IDA011301
Alternate namesWagner and associates, Wagner lode
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates63.17963, -147.23276
References
Ross, C.P., 1933, The Valdez Creek mining district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849, p. 289-467.Smith, T.E., 1970, Gold resource potential of the Denali bench gravels, Valdez Creek mining district, Alaska, in Geological Survey research 1970: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 700-D, p. D146-D152.Smith, T.E., 1981, Geology of the Clearwater Mountains, south-central Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological "&" Geophysical Surveys Geologic Report 60, 72 p., 3 sheets, scale 1:63,360.Tuck, Ralph, 1938, The Valdez Creek mining district, Alaska, in 1936: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 897-B, p. 109-131.