Alaska
Occurrence

Unnamed (near headwaters of Humbolt Creek)

Alaska, United States
LeadGoldSilverCopperTinZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Gold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Tin, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSiltstone
Associated rockGranite · Donatut Granite Complex
AlterationQuartz veining and oxidation of iron-bearing sulfide minerals is common along a high angle fault zone.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10001900
MRDS IDA012728
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates65.80934, -164.49342
References
Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bendeleben quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-429, 123 p.Hudson, T.L., 1979, Igneous and metamorphic rocks of the Serpentine Hot Springs area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 1079, 27 p.Hudson, T.L., and Arth, J. G., 1983, Tin-granites of Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 94, p. 768-790.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.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Bendeleben quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-417, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Sainsbury, C.L., Hudson, T.L., Kachadoorian, Reuben, Smith, T.E., Richards, T.R., and Todd, W.C., 1970, Geology, mineral deposits, and geochemical and radiometric anomalies, Serpentine Hot Springs area, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1312-H, p. H1-H19.