Alaska
Past Producer

Jewel

Alaska, United States
GoldLeadMolybdenumZincSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryLead, Molybdenum, Zinc, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model274: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein, Chugach-type
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueQuartz
Geology
AlterationThe intrusive rocks have undergone argillic alteration. Limonite, scorodite, and cerusite present as a result of oxidation (Park, 1933).
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10000985
MRDS IDA011656
Alternate namesMonarch-Jewel, Crow Creek Gold Corporation, Gunnysack
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.0426, -149.10651
References
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