The White Glacier, Area 2 Occurrence is a silver, zinc, and copper mine located in Alaska.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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White Glacier, Area 2 Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Glacier, Area 2 Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Strontium
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau/Glacier Bay N.M.
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
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: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLES 1.9-6.6 FT: UP TO 4.5% ZN, 0.19% CU, 7 PPM AG, 5000 PPM BA, 5000 PPM SR
Materials
Ore: Strontianite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Celestite
Ore: Witherite
Ore: Barite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chert
Comments
Comment (Deposit): AREA 2 MINERALIZATION APPEARS TO WARRANT FURTHER EXAMINATION; SEE ALSO: WHITE GLACIER, AREA 3; MINERALIZATION IS DISCONTINUOUS AND POSSIBLY REMOBILIZED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): SEE: USGS OFR 78-494, P. C329, FIG. C-69 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): IRON STAINED ZONE ABOUT 8 FT THICK CONTAINS MAINLY PYRITIFEROUS CHERT CARRYING CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, TRACE NATIVE AG AND AU, ANKERITE, BARITE, CELESTITE, STRONTIANITE, WITHERITE; PROBABLE STRATABOUND VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT; TRUNCATED TO THE S BY MAFIC DIKE, LOST UNDER COVER TO THE N
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS IN LIMESTONE, NEAR CONTACT WITH VOLCANIC ROCKS AND A MAFIC DIKE; COUNTRY ROCK CONSISTS OF PERMIAN ANDESITE BOUNDED BY A LIMESTONE-ARGILLITE UNIT AND A CHERTY LIMESTONE-SILTSTONE UNIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-494, P. C-328 TO C-333
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, NO. J006
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-006
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