The Windy Creek is a antimony and zinc mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Windy Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Windy Creek
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
District: Bonnifield
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Host rocks are pyritized and silicified adjacent to the veins.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Arsenopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Surface sampling only. Samples contain 8,800 ppm lead, 2,200 ppm zinc, 14.9 ppm silver, 2,000 ppm antimony, and traces of arsenic (Hickman and Craddock, 1976).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Hickman and Craddock, 1976
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = the site is in Denali National Park Wilderness.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Simple Sb (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 27d)
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This occurrence is in Pennsylvanian to Upper Triassic graywacke and argillite, and consists of a few small veinlets (up to 1-inch wide) of sphalerite, stibnite, and pyrite. Pyrite also is disseminated in the wallrock adjacent to the veins. The deposit has a strike length of at least 150 feet. Samples contain 8,800 ppm lead, 2,200 ppm zinc, 14.9 ppm silver, 2,000 ppm antimony, and traces of arsenic (Hickman and Craddock, 1976).
References
Reference (Deposit): Hickman, R.G., and Craddock, Campbell, 1976, Mineral occurrences near Cantwell, southcentral Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological "&" Geophysical Surveys Special Report 13, 7 p.
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