Flaurier

The Flaurier is a silver and gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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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

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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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