The Cross Creek is a silver, lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Alaska.
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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
Elevation:
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 62.08667, -142.58806
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Cross Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cross Creek
Secondary: Unnamed (northeast of upper Cross Creek)
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Chisana
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Deuteric, hydrothermal
Rocks
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Grab sample of limonite-stained material (USGS OF 398, sample 848) contained 50 ppm Ag, 100 ppm Cu, more than 10,000 ppm Pb, more than 10,000 ppm Zn. Type of workings: surface
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Lode: breccia pipe
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Zone of intense hydrothermal alteration containing fragments of volcanic rock cemented by quartz carrying pyrite, galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite. Country rock is mapped as Tertiary porphyry complex, but may include argillite and limestone of Permian age, gabbro dikes and sills of Triassic age, and rocks of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Tetelna Volcanics
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Richter, D.H., and Matson, N.A., 1970, Geochemical data from the Nabesna A-4 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 70-276, 14 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.
Reference (Deposit): Richter, D.H., Singer, D.A., and Cox, D.P., 1975, Mineral resources map of the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-655-K, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Wayland, R.C., 1943, Gold deposits near Nabesna: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 933-B, p. 103-199.
Reference (Deposit): Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
Reference (Deposit): Richter, D.H., 1973, Reconnaissance geological map of the Nabesna A-1 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map 1-789, scale 1:63,360.
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