Erie

The Erie is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Erie

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chisana

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Lode: vein, disseminated

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Small pyrite and quartz veins in dike that strikes N20W with 75N dip. Dike reportedly is auriferous but see additional comments. Dike cuts Cretaceous lavas and pyroclastics of Chisana Formation

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Several short adits, present condition unknown. Galena containing 22 oz/ton Ag reported by Moffit, 1943, USGS B 933-B, p. 165. Type of workings: surface and underground

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Richter and Matson (1970, USGS OF 397) reported that samples collected from this prospect area contained no gold. See also: Chathenda Creek (NB080)

Comment (Commodity): Ore Material = Gold (native)

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Commodity): Ore Material = argentiferous galena

References

Reference (Deposit): Capps, S.R., 1916, The Chisana-White River district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 630, 130 p.

Reference (Deposit): Moffit, F.H., 1943, Geology of the Nutzotin Mountains, Alaska, with a section on the igneous rocks, by R. C. Wayland, and Gold deposits near Nabesna, by R. C. Wayland, 1943: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 933-B, p. 103-199.

Reference (Deposit): Richter, D.H., and Matson, N.A., 1970, Geochemical data from the Nabesna A-4 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 70-276, 14 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.

Reference (Deposit): Richter, D.H., Singer, D.A., and Cox, D.P., 1975, Mineral resources map of the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-655-K, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Richter, D.H., and Jones, D.L., 1973, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Nabesna A-2 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-749, scale 1:63,360.

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