Alaska
Occurrence

Weasel Mountain

Alaska, United States
CopperMolybdenumZincLeadSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
SecondaryZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Naknek Formation;Naknek Formation
Associated rockSiltstone · Meshik Formation;Meshik Formation;;
AlterationAlteration consists of a broad sericitic zone within the area of higher sulfide content and a peripheral, patchy propylitic zone.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10094052
MRDS IDA012445
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates56.48929, -158.19246
References
Fields, E.D., 1977, 1976 Annual report: Alaska search, Chignik area-Bristol Bay region: Bear Creek Mining Company, 44 p., 22 map sheets. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)Anderson, G.D., Fitch, G.M., Lappie, D.W., Lindberg, P.A., and Fankhauser, R.E., 1979, Exploration and evaluation of Bristol Bay Native Corporation Lands, Vol. II, Book 1: prepared for Houston Oil and Minerals Company by Resource Associates of Alaska, 78 p. (Report held by Alaska Earth Science, Anchorage, Alaska.)Butherus, D.L., White, D.C., Smith, W.H., Radford, G., Sandberg, R.J., and Pray, J.C., 1981, Exploration and evaluation of precious metal potential of Bristol Bay Native Corporation Lands, southwest Alaska, 1981, Vol. 1: Prepared for Nerco by Resource Associates of Alaska, 90 p. (Report held by Alaska Earth Science, Anchorage, Alaska.)Cox, D.P., Detra, D.E., and Detterman, R.L., 1981, Mineral resource maps of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF- 1053-K, 2 map sheets, scale 1:250,000.Detterman, R.L., Miller, T.P., Yount, M.E., and Wilson, F.H.,1981, Geologic map the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles Alaska: U.S. Geologic Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I- 1229, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.Young, L.E., St. George, P., and Bouley, B., 1997, Porphyry copper deposits in relation to the magmatic history and palinspastic restoration of Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., (eds.), Mineral deposits of Alaska: Economic Geology Monograph 9, p. 306-333.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.