Alaska
Occurrence

Unnamed (near Tsirku Glacier )

Alaska, United States
ZincLeadCopperGoldSilverCobaltBarium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver
SecondaryCobalt, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins91: Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate · Porcupine Slate;Porcupine Slate
Associated rockAndesite
AlterationAltered volcanics are mentioned but not described (Still and others, 1984).
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10002199
MRDS IDA013099
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates59.31974, -136.45213
References
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Robertson, E.C., and Winkler, G.R., 1974, Geology of the Skagway B-3 and B-4 quadrangles, southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 832, 33 p.Berg, H.C., 1984, Regional geologic summary, metallogenesis, and mineral resources of southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 84-572, 298 p., 1 plate, scale approx. 1:600,000.Still, J.C., 1984, Stratiform massive sulfide deposits in the Mt. Henry Clay area, southeast Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 118-84, 65 p.Still, J.C., Weir, K.R., Gilbert, W.G., and Redman, E.C., 1984, Stream-sediment, float, and bedrock sampling in the Porcupine mining area, southeast Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 173-84, 19 p.Newberry, R.J., Crafford, T.C., Newkirk, S.R., Young, L.E., Nelson, S.W., and Duke, N.A., 1997, Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits of Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J. and Miller, L. D., eds., Mineral deposits of Alaska: Economic Geology Monograph 9, p. 120-150.