Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Nickel
TertiaryCobalt, Silver, Platinum, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlBasic And Ultrabasic Dikes And Sills Along Trend Of Major Thrust Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBravoite, Chalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Sphalerite
GangueAntigorite, Epidote, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Talc, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockPyroxenite
Associated rockSchist · Strelna Formation;Strelna Formation
StructureSpirit Mountain Thrust Fault, Major Fault At N40e With Dip Of 45 Nw; Cut By Set Of Smaller Perpendicular Faults
Tectonic settingThrust Zone N Of Chugach Geosynclinal Sediments
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10000849
MRDS IDA011502
Alternate namesCanyon Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates61.30908, -144.26307
References
USGS BULL 576, P. 52-53USGS BULL 712, P. 91-98USGS BULL 943, P. 49-57USGS BULL 1223, P. 13,39USGS MF-438, LOC. 61USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 52USBM RI 3913ADGGS GR 40ADGGS SR 33BAG-OFR-80-892B-52USGS BULL 943-C, P. 55-56; ADGGS GR 40, P. 6