Mine detail: Quartz Creek Silver-Lead-Zinc-Occurrence

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Location

Lat / long: 65.52107, -161.40334

Resource(M)

Primary: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite, Pyrite, Tourmaline
Discovery year: 1968

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Quartz Creek Pluton
Host type:Hornblendite
Associated type:Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Alteration processes:Tourmaline Alteration Along Closely Spaced Fracture Zones (Also Sericite Alteration).

References

MRDSA013479
DEP10002536
Reference{Deposit:: USGS MF-389, LOC. 6 (1972).}{Deposit:: USGS CIRCULAR 614, P. 4-7, 16-18, FIG. 2, SAMPLE LOC. 18 (1969).}{Deposit:: USGS OF 76-866, P. 47-48 (1976).}{Other Database:: BAG-MF-389-6}
ReporterNiles, L.P. (Huber, D.F.), Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan)