The Flaurier is a silver and gold mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Flaurier MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Flaurier
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Valdez Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Porphyry Cu, skarn-related
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Arsenopyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Capps, 1919
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = A few open cuts.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Capps (1919) describes the Flaurier prospect as sulfide-bearing porphyry dikes that cut Triassic chert, argillite, tuff, and limestone. The dikes are similar in composition to those at the Golden Zone mine (HE043). The sulfide minerals are arsenopyrite and chalcopyrite, and they apparently are widely disseminated in the prospect area. Samples reportedly contain significant gold and silver values.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Active
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Cu porphyry(?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 18a)
Comment (Geology): Age = Probably Late Cretaceous (70 -65 Ma).
References
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Healy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-1062, 113 p.
Reference (Deposit): Capps, S.R., 1919, Mineral resources of the upper Chulitna region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 692-D, p. 207-232.
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