Alaska
Occurrence

Unnamed (east side of Dundas Bay)

Alaska, United States
CopperMolybdenumGoldLeadZincSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryMolybdenum, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockMeta-Basalt
AlterationLocal oxidation of copper minerals.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10002285
MRDS IDA013189
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates58.37472, -136.29013
References
Wright, F.E. and Wright, C.W., 1937, The Glacier Bay National Monument in southeastern Alaska, its glaciers and geology: U.S. Geological Survey manuscript report, 224 p.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.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Mount Fairweather quadrangle, AK: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Study Map MF-436, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Moerlein, G.A., 1968, Geology and drilling results, Nunatak molybdenum prospect, Walper property, southeastern Alaska: Unpublished report available at U.S. Bureau of Land Management Library at Juneau, Alaska.