Alaska
Occurrence

Unnamed (east of Iron Creek)

Alaska, United States
CopperLead
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Nome Group
AlterationOxidation and silicification.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10001851
MRDS IDA012669
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates64.94431, -164.62942
References
Asher, R.R., 1969, Geology and geochemistry of part of the Iron Creek area, Solomon D-6 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Alaska Division of Mines and Geology Geochemistry Report 18, 19 p.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic resources map of the Solomon quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-445, scale 1:250,000.Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Solomon quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-181, 185 p.Briskey, J.A., 1983, Summary of field observations on Seward Peninsula mineral deposits: U.S. Geological Survey, unpublished administrative report, 34 p.Till, A.B., Dumoulin, J.A., Gamble, B. ., Kaufman, D.S., and Carroll, P.I., 1986, Preliminary geologic map and fossil data, Soloman, Bendeleben, and southern Kotzebue quadrangles, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-276, 10 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.