Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Nickel
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model23: Alaskan Cr-Pt (PGE)
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSULFIDE-BEARING ZONE AT MARGIN OF INTRUSION
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockDunite,Pyroxenite,Clinopyroxenite
Associated rockGabbro,Peridotite · Wildwood Pluton (Host Formation);Ironside Mountain Batholith-Monzodiorite, Minor Gabbro And Pyroxenite
Tectonic settingHayfork Terrane Of Western Paleozoic And Triassic Belt, Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048462
MRDS IDMP00049
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.45374, -122.985
References
GRAY, FLOYD, PAGE, N.J, CARLSON, C.A., WILSON, S.A., AND CARLSON, R.R., 1986, PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY OF ZONED ULTRAMAFIC INTRUSIVE SUITES, KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 81, P. 1252-1260