White Mountain Creek

The White Mountain Creek is a silver, copper, and lead 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 Mountain Creek

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska
District: Sheenjek

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

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification and propylitization of a shear zone in phyllites

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Magnetite

Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Barker (1981)

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = See MAS/MILS Sequence # 0020330007 (USBM, 1995)

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Mineralized (disseminated chalcopyrite and galena) float in phyllites occurs in an east-northeast trending belt 50-150 ft (15-46 m) wide by 1200 ft (366 m) long. Bedrock in the area is black phyllite and interbedded green and maroon argillite of Paleozoic? age locally intruded by porphyritic rhyolite sills and dikes, and mafic dikes (Barker, 1981, p. 64-68).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Lode, vein?

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Rock samples contain up to 47 ppm Ag, 3.3% Cu, 6600 ppm Pb and 1300 ppm Zn. Soil samples contain up to 480 ppm Cu, 1.8 ppm Ag, 530 ppm Pb and 159 ppm Zn (Barker, 1981, p. 70-74).

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Barker, J.C., and Clautice, K.H., 1978, Mineral reconnaissance of the Porcupine River region: a summary report: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 87-78, 20 p.

Reference (Deposit): Barker, J.C., 1981, Mineral investigations in the Porcupine River drainage, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 27-81, 189 p., 2 sheets.

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