McCall

The McCall is a lead and silver mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: McCall

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Kantishna

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: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Minor surface workings. Samples contain up to 55 percent lead and 6 ounces of silver per ton (Berg and Cobb, 1967).

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Cobb, 1978 (OFR 78-1062)

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This site is in Denali National Park.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Little information about this prospect has been made public. Apparently, it consists of galena-bearing quartz-carbonate veins that cut Devonian metavolcanic schist and phyllite. Samples contain up to 55 percent lead and 6 ounces of silver per ton (Berg and Cobb, 1967).

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Polymetallic veins (Cox and Singer, 1986; 22c)

Comment (Geology): Age = The veins are Devonian or younger.

References

Reference (Deposit): Clark, A.L., and Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Healy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-394, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.

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.

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