Sleet Creek

The Sleet Creek is a copper and zinc mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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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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