Description
Pan Sound Joint Ventures (Marietta Resources International; Exalas Resources Corp.; Texas Gas Resources Corp.; Noranda Exploration, Inc.
Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Lead, Gold
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryBismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlDeposit Is Located In The Nose Of A Large Anticlinorium, Along The Lower Limb Of An Overturned Anticline; Precious Metal Content May Increase With Depth Along Limb Of Fold, Where Mineralization Is Localized In Several Trough Shaped Pods
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Bournonite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockArgillite
Associated rockSerpentinite
StructureAnticlinorium, Overturned Anticline
Tectonic settingBack-Arc Or Strike Slip Extensional Basin
AlterationSericite, Chlorite, Talc And Mariposite Occur In Tuffite Below The Mineralization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1974
Identification
Deposit ID10096784
MRDS IDA012083
Alternate namesBig Sore
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates58.07668, -134.62144
References
CIM BULL, V. 74, NO. 833, P. 57ADGGS SR 38, P. 18-19ADGGS SR 31, P. 18ALASKA CONSTRUCTION AND OIL, SEPT 1982, P. 44-48USGS CIRC 940, P. 29-30E AND MJ MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, V. 11, NO. 5, P. 9ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL. 185, NO. 1, P. 39USGS OFR 85-717, P. 95BAG-OFR-85-717-082