Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
AlterationThe alteration is probably similar to that described for the adjacent Golden Zone and BLT, which consists of sericite, ankerite and quartz.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10000684
MRDS IDA011309
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates63.21569, -149.64589
References
Mulligan, J.J., Warfield, R.S., and Wells, R.R., 1967, Sampling a gold-copper deposit, Golden Zone Mine, south-central Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 9-67, 59 p.Hawley, C.C., and Clark, A.L., 1974, Geology and mineral deposits of the upper Chulitna district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 758-B, p. 1-47, 2 sheets, scale 1:12,000 and 1:48,000.Hawley, C.C., and others, 1978, Mineral appraisal of lands adjacent to Mt. McKinley National Park, Alaska. Contract No. JO166107: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 24-78, 274 p., 12 sheets.