Alaska
Prospect

Coal Creek

Alaska, United States
TinCopperGoldMolybdenumSilverZincTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTin
SecondaryCopper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver, Zinc, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model76: Porphyry Sn
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Cassiterite, Fluorite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz, Sericite, Topaz, Tourmaline
Geology
AlterationSericitic alteration; alteration of granite to tourmaline, quartz, topaz (greisen)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10094026
MRDS IDA012176
Alternate namesUnnamed (near Coal Creek)
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates62.98263, -149.86087
References
Reed, B.L., 1978, A disseminated tin occurrence near Coal Creek, Talkeetna Mountains D-6 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-77, 8 p.Csejtey, Bela, Jr., and Miller, R.J., 1978, Map and table describing metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits in the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-558-B, 20 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.Singer, D.A., Csejtey, Bela, Jr., and Miller, R.J., 1978, Map and discussion of the metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral resources of the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 78-588-Q, 33 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.Cobb, E.H., and Csejtey, Bela, Jr., 1980, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-716, 63 p.Kurtak, J.M., Southworth, D.D., Balen, M.D., and Clautice, K.H., 1992, Mineral investigations in the Valdez Creek mining district, south-central Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 1-92, 659 p., 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.Balen, M.D., 1990, Geochemical sampling results from the Bureau of Mines investigations in the Valdez Creek mining district, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 34-90, 218 p., 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.