Alaska
Past Producer

Golden Zone Mine

Alaska, United States
GoldSilverCopperLeadZincAntimonyTin
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
SecondaryLead
TertiaryZinc, Antimony, Tin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPIPE
Ore controlHigh Grade Ore Concentrated In Outer Marginal Zone Of Breccia Pipe Approximately 60 Ft Wide
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Cassiterite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
GangueEpidote, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Golden Zone Stock
Associated rockSiltstone
StructureBryn Mawr Fault Bounds The Eastern Extent Of Golden Zone Mineralization
AlterationPervasive Sericitization, Quartz Flooding And Formation Of Fe Bearing Carbonate In Breccia Pipe
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1941
Last production1942
Discovery year1909
Identification
Deposit ID10100957
MRDS IDA011313
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates63.21319, -149.65172
References
USGS BULL 692, P.221, 226-227, 230USGS BULL 849-E, P. 309-310, 321-326USBM RI 5245, P. 1, 6-8USGS BULL 1246, P. 26USBM OFR 9-67, P. 6-25USGS CIRC 564, P. 1, 4-9USGS OFR 305, P. 1-16USGS PP 758-B, P. B12-B16, B20-B21, B23, B31-B35, B40ADGGS GR 55, P. 27USBM OFR 24-78, P. 4-76 TO 4-76 TO 4-86 AND FIG 4.2-A(1)USGS OFR 9-67, P. 13