Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Tetradymite, Bismuth, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Lollingite
GangueAlbite, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
Geology
AlterationSilicification and albite-sericite-quartz +/- carbonate replacement of host intrusive rocks.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10308357
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.40935, -158.12275
References
NovaGold Resources Inc., 2000, Shotgun Project: http://www.nrigold.com/shotgun.htpRombach, C.S., 2000, Genesis and mineralization of the Shotgun deposit, southwestern Alaska, in The Tintina gold belt: Concepts, exploration, and discoveries: British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines, Special Volume 2, p. 181-196.