Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondarySilver
Deposit
Model228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
AlterationThe Nation Gossan prospect consists of a zone of intense oxidation of pyrite along a high-angle fault zone. The center of the gossan shows pervasive silicification and chalcedonic stockwork veining (DiMarchi and others, 1993).
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10307406
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates65.2898, -141.05277
References
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.