Mine detail: Pierson

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 61.6066, -143.67863

Resource(M)

Primary: Silver, Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Gold

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Development status: Prospect

Geology

Host rock:Chitistone Limestone
Host type:Latite
Associated rock:Nikolai Greenstone
Associated type:Limestone,Latite
Alteration processes:Oxidation of Cu minerals.

References

MRDSA011732
DEP10001054
Reference{Deposit:: Moffit, F.H., and Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1923, The Kotsina-Kuskulana district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 745, 149 p.}{Deposit:: Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.}{Deposit:: MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, scale 1:250,000.}{Deposit:: MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Smith, J.G., Jones, D.L., and Winkler, G.R., 1978, Geologic map of the McCarthy C-8 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1418, scale 1:63,360.}
ReporterLeonard, K.R., Richter, D.H., Elliott, R.L.