Alaska
Occurrence

Sweeper Cove

Alaska, United States
GoldSilverCopperZincLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
AlterationStrong pyritization obscures contact according to Coats (1956), however examination in 1993 did not confirm this.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10003288
MRDS IDA106031
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates51.84669, -176.64621
References
Coats, R.R., 1956, Geology of northern Adak Island, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1028-C, p. 45-67, 1 plate, scale 1:50,000.unpublished data, U.S. Geological Survey, 1994