Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Lead
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Creek Pluton
AlterationTourmaline and sericite alteration along closely spaced fractures; quartz-carbonate replacement.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10002541
MRDS IDA013484
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates65.4894, -161.39333
References
Miller, T.P., and Elliott, R.L., 1969, Metalliferous deposits near Granite Mountain, eastern Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 614, 19 p.Cobb, E.H., 1973, Placer deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1374, 213 p.Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Candle, Holy Cross, Norton Bay, Nulato, and Unalakleet quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-866, 102 p.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Candle Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-389, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.