Alaska
Past Producer

Lucky Shot

Alaska, United States
GoldCopperZincTelluriumLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
SecondaryZinc, Tellurium, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Telluride
GangueQuartz
Geology
AlterationWall rock is intensely chloritized, sericitized, and ankeritized. Reported to be no gold in wall rock (Ray, 1933). Wall-rock alteration seldom extends more than 10 to 12 inches beyond the quartz filling. Sericitization and carbonate alteration predominate, but there is some pyritization and in the outer parts of the alteration zone chloritization is present (Ray, 1954).
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10000933
MRDS IDA011601
Alternate namesWillow Creek Mines Inc.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.77844, -149.40769
References
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