Alaska
Prospect

Dead Creek (prospect)

Alaska, United States
ZincCopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper
SecondarySilver
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Materials
Ore mineralsAzurite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
AlterationOxidation of iron and copper minerals.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10307367
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.8996, -145.95252
References
Jansons, Uldis, Hoekzema, R.B., Kurtak, J.M., and Fechner, S.A., 1984, Mineral occurrences in the Chugach National Forest, Southcentral Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 5-84, 218 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.Nelson, S.W., Miller, M.L., Barnes, D.F., Dumoulin, J.A., Goldfarb, R.J., Koski, R.A., Mull, C.G., Pickthorn, W.J., Jansons, Uldis, Hoekzema, R.B., Kurtak, J.M., and Fechner, S.A., 1984, Mineral resource potential of the Chugach National Forest, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1645-A, 24 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.Nelson, S.W., Dumoulin, J. A., and Miller, M.L., 1985, Geologic map of the Chugach National Forest, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1645-B, scale 1:250,000.Nelson, S.W., Dumoulin, J. A., and Miller, M.L., 1985, Geologic map of the Chugach National Forest, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1645-B, 16 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.