North Currant Creek

The North Currant Creek is a copper mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: North Currant Creek

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Bristol Bay

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: Porphyry Cu

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Volcanic rocks are silicified, recrystallized, and iron-stained.

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Resource Associates of Alaska (1976) reported a stream sediment sample with value of 1,200 ppm Cu.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Nelson and others, 1985

Comment (Reserve-Resource): Reserves = No reserves

Comment (Production): Production Notes = No production

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Mineralization is in form of disseminations and fracture fillings of pyrite and chalcopyrite in strongly iron-stained intermediate volcanics and in the neighboring hypabyssal granitic to granodioritic intrusives near contact of Tertiary granitic rocks and Tertiary volcanic rocks. Interpreted by Resource Associates of Alaska (1976) as a volcanic neck or breccia pipe, composed of highly fractured, silicified, and recrystallized volcanic rocks. Resource Associates of Alaska (1976) reported a nearby stream sediment sample with value of 1,200 ppm Cu.

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = General area of interest is highly iron-stained with hematite and oxidized pyrite. Site is in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Porphyry Cu ? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 17 ?)

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary or younger.

References

Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., and Reed, B.L., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Iliamna, Lake Clark, Lime Hills, and McGrath quadrangles, Alaska - Supplement to Open-File Report 76-485: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1343-A, 25 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., and Reed, B.L., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Iliamna, Lake Clark, Lime Hills, and McGrath quadrangles, Alaska - Supplement to Open-File Report 76-485: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1343-B, 20 p.

Reference (Deposit): Resource Associates of Alaska, Inc., 1976, Geology and geochemistry of certain land within the Lake Clark National Park: Contract report for U.S. Bureau of Mines, 109 p.

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