Howard Creek

The Howard Creek is a lead and copper mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Howard Creek

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Nickel

Location

State: Alaska
District: Koyukuk

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized Fe sulfides.

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This occurrence consists of widely but very sparsely distributed cherry-sized pods of quartz and pyrrhotite with traces of galena and chalcopyrite in chloritic schists (Mulligan, 1974). Goethite stains are found around these pods. Pyrite veinlets which occur along joints and fractures in the schist contain trace amounts of copper. Bedrock near the occurrence is mapped (Dillon and Reifenstuhl, 1995) as Lower Paleozoic to Proterozoic, interbanded quartzite and graphitic albite-chlorite-muscovite-quartz schist near a contact with Lower Paleozoic to Proterozoic calcareous schist and marble. Mulligan (1974) described the host rocks as chloritic schists with quartz, muscovite, garnet, ankerite-magnesite, and graphite.

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This location was noted by Brosgi and Reiser (1964) as an occurrence of metallic minerals that contained Cu and Ni. The Ni content was determined by X-ray analysis.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Brosgi and Reiser, 1964

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Mulligan, J.J., 1974, Mineral resources of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline corridor: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8626, 24 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Chandalar and Wiseman quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-340, 205 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-457, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Grybeck, D.J., 1977, Known mineral deposits of the Brooks Range, Alaska: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-166C, 41 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

Reference (Deposit): DeYoung, J.H., Jr., 1978, Mineral resources map of the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-878-B, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Brosgi, W.P., and Reiser, H.N., 1964, Geologic map and section of the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map 1-375, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., and Cruz, E.L., 1983, Summaries of data and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-278, 91 p.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1978, Mineral appraisal of the proposed Gates of the Arctic Wilderness National Park, Alaska, A preliminary comment: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 109-78, 29 p., 4 sheets.

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