Alaska
Unknown

Fern

Alaska, United States
GoldTungstenTelluriumLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Tungsten, Tellurium, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Nagyagite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAnkerite, Quartz
Geology
AlterationWall Rock Has Been Intensely Altered With Ankerite, Kaolinite, And Secondary Quartz (Ray, 1933). Wall-Rock Alteration Within A Few Inches Of The Veins Is Intense, But Seldom Extends More Than 10 To 12 Inches Beyond The Quartz Filling (Ray, 1954).
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
Identification
Deposit ID10000948
MRDS IDA011619
Alternate namesFern & Goodell, Fern Gold Mining Co., Fern Gold Leasing Co., Bartholf-Isaacs, Marmot
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.82456, -149.24352
References
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