Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Copper, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Scheelite
GangueQuartz
Geology
AlterationMetasedimentary rocks are iron-stained (Richter, 1967).
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10308770
MRDS IDD002741
Alternate namesKnik River - Glacier Fork
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.58957, -148.20264
References
Cobb, E.H., 1973, Placer deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1374, 213 p.Cobb, E.H., 1975, Tungsten occurrences in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map MR-66, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.Richter, D.H., 1967, Geological and geochemical investigations in the Metal Creek area, Chugach Mountains: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Geologic Report 25, 17 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-409, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials in the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1095, 184 p.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.