Alaska
Occurrence

South Currant Creek

Alaska, United States
CopperZincGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold
GangueBiotite, Chlorite, Hornblende, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationLimestone partially altered to skarn, chlorite alteration in diorite.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10002124
MRDS IDA013015
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.23944, -153.68265
References
Resource Associates of Alaska, Inc., 1976, Geology and geochemistry of certain land within the Lake Clark National Park: Contract report for U.S. Bureau of Mines, 109 p.Nelson, W.H., Carlson, C., and Case, J.E., 1983, Geologic map of the Lake Clark quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1114-A, scale 1:250,000.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.