Alaska
Prospect

Bee Creek

Alaska, United States
CopperMolybdenumZincSilverGoldLead
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryMolybdenum
TertiaryZinc, Silver, Gold, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu
Model53: Porphyry Cu79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Chrysocolla, Molybdenite, Malachite, Gold, Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrrhotite, Magnetite
GangueSericite, Biotite, Gypsum
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Naknek Formation;Naknek Formation
Associated rockDacite,Diorite · Naknek Formation;Naknek Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1975
Identification
Deposit ID10161576
Alternate namesBee Creek Prospect, Dry Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates56.5117, -158.3846
References
Fields, E.D., 1977, 1976 Annual Report, Alaska Search; Chignik Area, Bristol Bay Region: Bear Creek Mining Co., Unpublished Report, P. 1-2, 8-18Cox, D.P., Detra, D.E., and Detterman, R.L., 1981, Mineral resource maps of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S.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 sheets, scale 1:250,000.Full Metal Minerals, 2008 (Alaska Peninsula): http://www.fullmetalminerals.com/s/alaskapeninsula.asp (as of March 4, 2008).Metallica Resources Inc., 2008; Exploration - Southwest Alaska: http://www.metal-res.com/projects/exploration/southwest_alaska/ (as of March 4, 2008).Wilson, F.H., and Cox, D.P., 1983, Geochronology, geochemistry, and tectonic environment of porphyry mineralization in the central Alaska Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-783, 24 p.Johnson, K.M., 1978, The United States Geological Survey in Alaska; accomplishments during 1977: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 772-B, p. B-1 - B-115.Metals Economics Group (MEG) website:\nhttp://services.metalseconomics.com/minesearch/Default.aspx#profile&projAid=100413Anderson, 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 Sciences, Inc., 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 Sciences, Inc. Anchorage, Alaska.)Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, D.J., Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786, 104 p., 2 plates, scale 1:5,000,000.Wilson, F.H., 1980, Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonics and age of porphyry copper prospects, Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-543, 94 p., 5 sheets, scales 1:250,000 and 1 inch = 1,000 feet.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."Full Metal and Metallica Commence Exploration in Southwest Alaska." Full Metal Minerals. June 12, 2006. April 8, 2008. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Full-Metal-Minerals-Ltd-TSX-VENTURE-FMM-598989.html