A geochemical perspective of Red Mountain: an unmined volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit in the Alaska Range
Open-File Report
2014-1037
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Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has investigated the environmental geochemistry of a group of unmined volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits in the Bonnifield mining district, Alaska Range, east-central Alaska. The spectacularly colored Red Mountain deposit is the best exposed of these and provides excellent baseline geochemical data for natural environmental impacts of acidic rock drainage, metal dissolution and transport, and acidic salt and metal precipitation from an exposed and undisturbed VMS deposit.
Suggested Citation
Giles, S.A., Eppinger, R.G., 2014, A geochemical perspective of Red Mountain: an unmined volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit in the Alaska Range: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014-1037, Map: 48 inches x 37.88 inches, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141037.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | A geochemical perspective of Red Mountain: an unmined volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit in the Alaska Range |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2014-1037 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20141037 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center |
| Description | Map: 48 inches x 37.88 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Alaska Range;Red Mountain |
| Projection | NAD 83 |
| Scale | 24000 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |