Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
SecondaryZinc, Lead, Iron
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Malachite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
AlterationPotassic alteration with the introduction of K-feldspar and biotite occurs in the core of the system. Locally the rocks are sericitized and phyllically altered. Higher in the system, the rocks are silicified, altered to clay, and carbonatized. Bull and her co-authors (1997 and 1999) indicate that galena is more abundant distally.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10307479
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates62.78768, -144.03263
References
Richter, D.H., 1964, Geology and mineral deposits of the Ahtell Creek area, Slana District, south-central Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Geologic Report 6, 17 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:31,680.Richter, D.H., 1966, Geology of the Slana district on south-central Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Geological Report 2l, 36b p., 3 sheets, scale 1:63,360.Richter, D.H., and Matson, N.A., 1968, Distribution of gold and some base metals in the Slana area, eastern Alaska Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 593, 20 p.St. George, Phil, 1992, 1992 Ahtna Lands. Gulkana Quad Reconnaissance: Cominco Alaska Exploration, 1 p., maps, scale 1:63,360. (Report held by Ahtna Minerals Co., Anchorage, Alaska).Bull, Katharine, Schneider, Craig, and Freeman, Larry, 1997, Summary report for Ahtna Corporation: 12 p., appendices and maps. (Report available, Ahtna Minerals Co., Anchorage, Alaska).Bull, Katharine, Freeman, Larry, and Schneider, Craig, 1999, Slana property summary report for Homestake Mining Company: 11 p. and analytical appendices. (Report available, Ahtna Minerals Co., Anchorage, Alaska).