Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockPlutonic Rock
AlterationThe wallrock adjacent to the veins is impregnated with sulfides.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10001579
MRDS IDA012332
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates55.30585, -131.56566
References
Brooks, A.H., 1902, Preliminary report on the Ketchikan mining district, Alaska, with an introductory sketch of the geology of southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1, 120 p.Wright, F.E., and Wright, C.W., 1908, The Ketchikan and Wrangell mining districts, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 347, 210 p.Elliott, R.L., Berg, H.C., and Karl, Susan, 1978, map and table describing metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits, Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report, 78-73-B,17 p., scale 1:250,000.Berg, H.C., Elliott, R.L., and Koch, R.D., 1988, Geologic map of the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Series Map MF-1807,27 p., scale 1:250,000.