Alaska
Occurrence

Unnamed (on Weather Ridge)

Alaska, United States
LeadZincSilverGoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsSilver, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Galena
GangueQuartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
AlterationQuartz and tourmaline?
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10002542
MRDS IDA013485
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates65.4605, -161.40139
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., 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.