Alaska
Past Producer

Talkeetna

Alaska, United States
GoldMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Molybdenite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
AlterationWall-rock alteration within a few inches of the veins is intense, but 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 ID10000949
MRDS IDA011620
Alternate namesMatanuska Gold Mining Company, Talkeetna Mining Company, Consolidated Mining Company, Fern Gold Mining Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.82345, -149.25658
References
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