Greens Creek

United States· AlaskaUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1975

Overview

Massive, stringer, dissemination. Surface gossans. Under exploration, over 13 million t @ 12.8% Zn, 4% Pb, 456 g/t Ag, 6.5 g/t Au, in six orebodies: East, West, 5250 Extension (Fred), Northwest Extension, Southwest, and 200 South.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Pelite-mafic in mature oceanic backarc

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Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS