The Sleet Creek is a copper and zinc mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Sleet Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sleet Creek
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
District: Kiana
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: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Mayfield and Grybeck, 1978
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Zn listed as a resource in reference, but no mention of any Zn minerals.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Malachite staining in schist; probably an Ambler sequence volcanogenic deposit similar to Smucker (AR033) (Mayfield and Grybeck, 1978).
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Kuroko ?
Comment (Commodity): Ore Material = unknown zinc mineral
Comment (Commodity): Ore Material = unknown zinc mineral
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Hitzman, M.W., Smith, T.E., and Proffett, J.M., Jr., 1982, Bedrock geology of the Ambler district, southwestern Brooks Range, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Geologic Report 75, 2 sheets.
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