Mine detail: Big Hurrah Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

64.65181, -164.2405

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Silver
Tertiary:	Zinc, Copper, Tungsten
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Electrum, Scheelite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Albite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Discovery year:	1900

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1903

Geology

Structure:	Nw Trending Trhust Fault Dips 30 Degrees S At Mine Site; Set Of High Angle Conjugate Faults Trend Nw With 50-60 Degrees Sw Dips, Contain Au Veins; Offset By Nne Trending, Se Dipping Faults.
Alteration processes:	Silicification, Carbonatization, And Quartz-Carbonate Stockwork Assoc. With Type Iii Veins.

References

MRDS	A012593
DEP	10001791
Reference	{Deposit:: ECON. GEOL., V. 81, NO. 7, P. 1760-1774.}{Deposit:: ADGGS SR 39, P. 6.}{Deposit:: USGS OFR 78-1-C, P. 42.}{Deposit:: ADGGS GR 33, P. 2, 5-6, 12-14, 21, 29.}{Deposit:: USGS OFR 4, P. 1-2, 4.}{Deposit:: USGS BULLETIN 722, P. 163, 173-174, 198, 200-204.}{Deposit:: USGS BULLETIN 433, P. 93, 139, 143-147.}{Deposit:: USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 223, 228-231.}{Other Database:: BAG-MF-445-19}{Production:: ECON. GEOL., V. 81, NO. 7, P. 1760.}
Reporter	Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.)