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Geology And Mineral Deposits Of The Southwest Quarter Of The Tanacross D-1 Quadrangle, Alaska, Roger Douglas Gill
Geology And Mineral Deposits Of The Southwest Quarter Of The Tanacross D-1 Quadrangle, Alaska, Roger Douglas Gill
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The study area is in the northeast corner of the Tanacross quadrangle, east-central Alaska. Known as the Interior Porphyry belt, it lies between the Tintina fault to the north and the Denali fault to the south. Seven major porphyry copper-type deposits have been found within the belt since I969. Because much of the belt was unglaciated during Pleistocene time, the probability of finding a zone of supergene enrichment is enhanced. In Alaska a porphyry copper-type deposit with a supergene zone may improve the current economic status by helping to facilitate amortization of production capital costs.
The rocks within the study …