Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model87: Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockGreenstone
Associated rockGreenstone
AlterationOxidation of Cu minerals.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10001023
MRDS IDA011696
Alternate namesUnnamed
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.37274, -142.43746
References
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Smith, J.G., 1968, Distribution of gold, copper, and some other metals in the McCarthy B-4 and B-5 quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 604, 25 p.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Smith, J.G., 1972, Geologic map of the McCarthy B-4 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-943, scale 1:63,360.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, scale 1:250,000.