Alaska
Occurrence

Twin Lakes West

Alaska, United States
ZincLeadCopper
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Description

Research Associates Of Alaska, Inc.

Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryLead
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Epidote
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
AlterationThe Volcanic Rocks Have Undergone Epidote And Chlorite Alteration, Silicification, And Lesser Sericitization.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1976
Identification
Deposit ID10002134
MRDS IDA013025
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.67944, -153.83269
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.Eakins, G.R., Gilbert W.G., and Buntzen, T.K., 1978, Preliminary bedrock geology and mineral resource potential of west-central Lake Clark quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Open-File Report 118, 15 p.Cobb, E.H., and Reed, B.L., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Iliamna, Lake Clark, Lime Hills, and McGrath quadrangles, Alaska - Supplement to Open-File Report 76-485: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1343B, 20 p.Nelson, W.H., King, H.D., Case, J.E., Tripp, R.B., Crim, W.D., and Cooley, E.F., 1985, Mineral resource map of the Lake Clark quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1114-B, 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.Nelson, W.H., King, H.D., Case, J.E., Tripp, R.B., Crim, W.D., and Cooley, E.F., 1985, Mineral resource map of the Lake Clark quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1114-B, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.BAG-MF-1114-B-11