Alaska
Prospect

Ozzna Creek

Alaska, United States
ZincLeadCopperGoldSilverMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver
SecondaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueEpidote, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockSandstone
AlterationPyritic and sericitic alteration in breccia pipe.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10002590
MRDS IDA015027
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates62.29447, -153.94895
References
Reed, B.L. and Elliott, R.L., 1968, Geochemical anomalies and metalliferous deposits between Windy Fork and Post River, southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 596, 22 pages.Bundtzen, T.K., Kline, J.T., and Clough, J.G., 1982, Preliminary geologic map of the McGrath B-2 quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Open-File report 149, 22 pages, one sheet, scale 1:63,360.Solie, D.N., Bundtzen, T.K., and Gilbert, W.G., 1991, K-Ar ages of igneous rocks in the McGrath quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Public Data File Report 160, 17 pages, one sheet, 1:250,000 scale.Bundtzen, T.K., Harris, E.E., and Gilbert, W.G., 1997, Geologic Map of the eastern McGrath quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 97-14, 34 pages, one sheet, scale 1:125,000.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.