Quartz Creek

The Quartz Creek is a copper mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Quartz Creek

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chandalar

Land Status

Not available

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:

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Limestone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Goethite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Mulligan, 1974

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Polymetallic veins(?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c)

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Mulligan (1974) described this occurrence as a quartz vein, about 2 inches thick, which cuts a chlorite schist. The vein contains minor goethite, malachite, and a trace of zinc (the zinc mineral is not specified). Float in the area contains traces of malachite and possibly chalcopyrite. The country rocks are Devonian black slate, phyllite, and phyllitic siltstone (Brosgi and Reiser, 1964). A body of greenstone is mapped about a mile to the east.

References

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): 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): 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): 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): 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.

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