Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Tungsten, Tin, Molybdenum, Silver
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
AlterationWidespread sulfidation of intrusive and volcanic rocks, now reflected in iron-stained rocks.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10002242
MRDS IDA013144
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates58.89555, -137.01351
References
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Brew, D.A., Hawley, C.C., Huff, L.C., and Smith, J.G., 1971, Mineral resources of Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 632, 90 p., 12 plates, scale 1:250,000.Brew, D.A., Johnson, B.R., Grybeck, D., Griscom, A., Barnes, D.F., Kimball, A.L., Still, J.C., and Rataj, J.L., 1978, Mineral resources of the Glacier Bay National Monument Wilderness Study Area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-494, 670 p.Kimball, A.L., Still, J.C., and Rataj, J.L., 1978, Mineral resources, in Brew, D. A., and others, Mineral resources of the Glacier Bay National Monument wilderness study area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-494, p. C1-C375.