White Glacier, Area 2 Occurrence

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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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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