Alaska
Past Producer

Lonesome

Alaska, United States
GoldSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Materials
Ore mineralsAltaite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Nagyagite, 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). Surface oxidation.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10000965
MRDS IDA011637
Alternate namesGold Mint, Kelly Gold Mint, Hatcher
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.78567, -149.12462
References
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