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Thorofare Creek Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000641
MRDS ID A011257
Record type Site
Current site name Thorofare Creek Prospect
Alternate or previous names Mt Eielson District
Related records 10185431

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.25008, 63.38291 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Denali B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Denali SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount McKinley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PRESENCE OF GALENA UNCERTAIN

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.25008, 63.38291
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.13M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer John Anderson

Mining district

District name Kantishna

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Comments on development

  • SOME EXPLORATIONAL WORK BY 1933

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LS REPLACED BY SPHALERITE NEAR IGNEOUS BODY; DISCORDANT, FRACTURED ORE BODY OCCUPIES SHEAR ZONE IN VERTICAL BEDS TRENDING N 70 E
Deposit SEE ALSO: MT. EIELSON ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

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