Alaska
Prospect

Casca Zinc

Alaska, United States
LeadZincBarium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondaryBarium-Barite
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Galena, Hematite, Sphalerite
Geology
AlterationIron oxide, sulfides, and silicification occur mainly along fault and fracture zones (DiMarchi and others, 1993).
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10307398
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.3218, -141.08178
References
Brabb, E.E., and Churkin, M.J., 1969, Geologic map of the Charley River quadrangle, east-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-573, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.DiMarchi, J.J., Weglarz, T.B., Adams, D.D., Hubert, J.A., and West, A.W., 1993, 1993 annual report reconnaissance program, Doyon option lands: ASA Inc., 120 p. (Report held by Doyon Ltd., Fairbanks, Alaska.)Schmidt, J.M., 1997, Shale-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag and barite deposits of Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., eds., Mineral Deposits of Alaska, 1997: Economic Geology Monograph 9, p. 35-65.