Alaska
Occurrence

Unnamed (northwest side of upper Niukluk River)

Alaska, United States
ZincLeadCopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Copper, Silver
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper, Azurite, Malachite, Sphalerite
Geology
AlterationExtensive oxidation of sulfide minerals has occurred.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10307297
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates65.19933, -163.93333
References
Bundtzen, T.K., 1974, Geochemistry of parts of the Bendeleben A-6, A-5, A-4, B-5, and B-4 quadrangles, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Open-File report 39, 10 p., 6 oversized tables, 1 map, scale 1:63,360.Till, A.B., Dumoulin, J.A., Gamble, B. ., Kaufman, D.S., and Carroll, P.I., 1986, Preliminary geologic map and fossil data, Soloman, Bendeleben, and southern Kotzebue quadrangles, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-276, 10 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.Gamble, B.M., 1988, Non-placer mineral occurrences in the Solomon, Bendeleben, and southern part of the Kotzebue quadrangles, western Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Map MF-1838-B, 13 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.