Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Antimony, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Valdez Group
StructureAdjacent To Port Wells Fault
AlterationGranite Shows Signs Of Unspecified Hydrothermal Alteration Near Fissure
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1914
Last production1917
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10100935
MRDS IDA010398
Alternate namesEl Primero Mining and Milling Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.9715, -148.2137
References
USGS BULLETIN 622, P. 135-138MINES HANDBOOK, V.14, 1920: NEW YORK, W.H. WEED, P. 147USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 120USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P. 95MINES HANDBOOK, V.14, 1920: NEW YORK, W.H. WEED, P.147