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Executive Summary of the Bureau of Mines Investigations in the Valdez Creek Mining District, Alaska.

PB97120463

Publication Date	1996
Personal Author	Balen, M. D.
Page Count	51
Abstract	The objectives of the VCMD investigation were to (1) evaluate the mineral resoures of the VCMD, (2) perform theoretical mining feasibility studies, (3) study the application of modern beneficiation technologies on known deposits, and (4) perform a probabilistic mineral resource and economic assessment of the mining district. This document (1) discusses pertinent recent and historical information about the VCMD, (2) summaries the findings of Bureau work that has been performed in the VCMD to date, and (3) can be used as a principal reference to information on government geological research and mineral resource evaluation in the VCMD.
Keywords	Alaska Mineral resources Resource assessment Mineral exploration Prospecting Sampling Exploitation Placers Metalliferous mineral deposits Precious metal ore deposits Molybdenum ore deposits Copper ore deposits Tin ore deposits Zinc ore deposits Geology Resource potential Resource development Mineral economics Feasibility studies VCMD(Valdez Creek Mining District) Central Region(Alaska)
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Anchorage, AK. Alaska Field Operations Center.
Supplemental Notes	Color illustrations reproduced in black and white.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Special pub.
NTIS Issue Number	199704

Executive Summary of the Bureau of Mines Investigations in the Valdez Creek Mining District, Alaska.

Executive Summary of the Bureau of Mines Investigations in the Valdez Creek Mining District, Alaska.
PB97120463

Publication Date	1996
Personal Author	Balen, M. D.
Page Count	51
Abstract	The objectives of the VCMD investigation were to (1) evaluate the mineral resoures of the VCMD, (2) perform theoretical mining feasibility studies, (3) study the application of modern beneficiation technologies on known deposits, and (4) perform a probabilistic mineral resource and economic assessment of the mining district. This document (1) discusses pertinent recent and historical information about the VCMD, (2) summaries the findings of Bureau work that has been performed in the VCMD to date, and (3) can be used as a principal reference to information on government geological research and mineral resource evaluation in the VCMD.
Keywords	Alaska Mineral resources Resource assessment Mineral exploration Prospecting Sampling Exploitation Placers Metalliferous mineral deposits Precious metal ore deposits Molybdenum ore deposits Copper ore deposits Tin ore deposits Zinc ore deposits Geology Resource potential Resource development Mineral economics Feasibility studies VCMD(Valdez Creek Mining District) Central Region(Alaska)
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Anchorage, AK. Alaska Field Operations Center.
Supplemental Notes	Color illustrations reproduced in black and white.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Special pub.
NTIS Issue Number	199704