The Black Creek Occurrence is a copper and gold 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
Black Creek Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Creek Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
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: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ANOMALOUS CU IN GRAB SAMPLES OF BEDROCK, BUT DETECTABLE AU IN ONLY TWO.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS MF-458, LOC. 4. DEPOSIT ON NW HEADWALL OF BLACK CREEK, A TRIBUTARY OF INDIAN RIVER. SEE REF. 2, P. 4, LOC. 7, 8. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE IN MESOZOIC METAVOLCANIC ROCKS AND LATE-STAGE APLITES NEAR A CRETACEOUS GRANODIORITE-QUARTZ MONZONITE PLUTON AT HEAD OF CREEK.
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-458 (A-2), LOC. 4
Reference (Deposit): USGS C 570, P. 4-6
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 75-267, P. 6.
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