Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryTungsten, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Arsenic, Cadmium
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Geology
AlterationQuartz stockwork veining in limestone and pervasive chalcedonic quartz replacements in limestone breccias are found throughout the prospect. Locally, small amounts of iron-oxide gossan are found in quartz veins, and some black oxides with cubic and hexagonal shapes are found in the gossan (DiMarchi and others, 1993).
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10307403
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates65.45981, -141.1328
References
Dover, J.A., and Miyaoka, R.T., 1988, Reinterpreted geologic map and fossil data, Charley River quadrangle, east-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2004, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.Miyaoka, R.T., 1990, Fossil locality map and fossil data for the southeastern Charley River quadrangle, east-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies MF-2007, 1 sheet.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.)