Main commodities | Cu; Zn |
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Other commodities | Ni; Sn; Ti |
Ore minerals | cassiterite; chalcopyrite; rutile; sphalerite; unspecified copper sulfides |
Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | WI |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | B-4 |
Latitude | 67.3828 |
Longitude | -151.9893 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | The occurrence is on Allen River, 0.4 mile downstream from the mouth of McCamant Creek. The occurrence is sample 237 in Dillon and others (1981 [AOF 133B]). The location is accurate within one-half mile. |
Geologic descriptionBrosge and Reiser (1960) noted copper sulfides and malachite in Upper Devonian black phyllite and slate on the Allen River near the mouth of McCamant Creek. Dillon and others (1981, sample 237 [AOF 133B]) collected a sample of mineralized, metaclastic quartzite on Allen River less than 0.5 mile downstream from McCamant Creek. The sample contained disseminated(?) chalcopyrite and sphalerite, secondary malachite and azurite, and possibly rutile and cassiterite. A sample contains 5,000 ppm copper, 320 ppm zinc, and 200 ppm nickel. The rocks in the area are Middle or Upper Devonian(?) phyllite and dolomite, with lesser metasandstone, marble, and conglomerate (Dillon and others, 1986). | |
Geologic map unit | (-151.992045168141, 67.3823393982191) |
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Mineral deposit model | Polymetallic vein? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c?). |
Mineral deposit model number | 22c? |
Alteration of deposit | Oxidation of copper minerals. |
Workings or exploration | Only surface sampling. |
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Indication of production | None |
MRDS Number | A011981 |
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ReferencesMaas, K.M., 1987, Maps summarizing land availability for mineral exploration and development in northern Alaska, 1986: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 10-87, 33 quadrangle overlays.
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Reporters | J.M. Britton (Anchorage) |
Last report date | 8/9/2002 |