Alaska
Occurrence

Unnamed (north wall of Shiels Glacier)

Alaska, United States
ZincLeadSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondarySilver, Gold
Deposit
Model90: Massive sulfide, Cyprus273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10307387
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates60.87962, -144.76249
References
Goldfarb, R.J., Nelson, S.W., Dumoulin, J.D., Hoffman, J.D., Trip, R.B., Smaglik, Suzanne, and Folger, Peter, 1984, Data report and statistical summary for samples of moraine and stream-sediment, nonmagnetic, heavy-mineral concentrates, and rock samples from the Chugach National Forest, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-355, 29 p. (plus unnumbered tables).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.Kodosky, Larry, and Teller, Steve, 1989, Economic mineral assessment of Chugach Alaska Corporation properties and selected land in the Copper, Bremner, and Tasnuna River area: unpublished report prepared for Chugach Alaska Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska, 116 p.Nelson, S.W., Dumoulin, J. A., and Miller, M.L., 1985, Geologic map of the Chugach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.