The Devil's Canyon Dike is a silver 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
Devil's Canyon Dike MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Devil's Canyon Dike
Secondary: Unnamed (near Devils Canyon)
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Valdez Creek
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: Iron-oxide (gossan); silicification.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Analyses of selected rock samples yielded 2 ppm Ag and trace amounts of Au, Cu, and Zn (Balen, 1990).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Balen, 1990
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Gossan area in rhyolitic (?) dike that cuts silicified argillite.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Balen, M.D., 1990, Geochemical sampling results from the Bureau of Mines investigations in the Valdez Creek mining district, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 34-90, 218 p., 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Kurtak, J.M., Southworth, D.D., Balen, M.D., and Clautice, K.H., 1992, Mineral investigations in the Valdez Creek mining district, south-central Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 1-92, 659 p., 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.
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