Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryZinc, Gold, Silver, Copper, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Ahtell Pluton
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10001144
MRDS IDA011837
Alternate namesSilver Circle
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates62.85662, -144.30264
References
Moffit, F.H., 1932, The Slana District, upper Copper River region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 824, p. 111-124.Thorne, R.L., 1946, Exploration of argentiferous lead-copper deposits of the Slana district, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 3940, 9 p.Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Gulkana quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1247, 36 p.Moffit, F.H., 1938, Geology of the Slana-Tok district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 904, 54 p.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.Richter, D.H., and Matson, N.A., Jr., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Gulkana quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-419, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.