Alaska
Prospect
Alaska Chief
Alaska, United States
Gold Silver Copper Bismuth Nickel Zinc Cobalt
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
SecondaryBismuth, Nickel, Zinc, Cobalt
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Materials
Ore mineralsAzurite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMarble
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationFormation of contact-metasomatic calc-silicate minerals in limestone and contact zone of granitic intrusion; local oxidation of copper and iron minerals.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
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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.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.Reed, J.C., 1938, Some mineral deposits of Glacier Bay and vicinity, Alaska: Economic Geology, v. 33, p. 52-80.
Identification
Deposit ID10002287
MRDS IDA013191
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates58.44472, -136.10318
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.