Alaska
Past Producer

Admiralty-Alaska Mine

Alaska, United States
GoldZincCopperLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueAlbite, Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockMica Schist
Associated rockMarble
StructureFunter Bay Anticline; Axial Plane: N15w, 38 E Dip
Tectonic settingMansfield Sub Belt, Brew And Ford, Usgs Ofr 85-395, P. 10
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10001350
MRDS IDA012091
Alternate namesLower Group: Tellurium Claim, Upper Group: Heckler Claim, Patterson Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates58.22946, -134.86341
References
USGS BULL 287, P. 149USGS BULL 783, P. 41-46USGS BULL 1246, P. 137, 140ADGGS GC 8, P. 19-20USGS OFR 85-717, P. 69BAG-OFR-85-717-056