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Oregon Creek Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002025
MRDS ID A012871
Record type Site
Current site name Oregon Creek Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.65246, 64.69206 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nome C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • ADGGS GR 36, FIG. 1 AND 3; LARGE OPEN CUT ON S SIDE OF OREGON CR.; JUST BELOW MOUTH OF SHORT GULCH. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1) -165.65246, 64.69206
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Belt Of Reverse Faults Extends Across Marble Terrane From Penny R. To Tub Mt.

Comments on the geologic information

  • OPEN CUT LIES WITHIN 150 FEET OF A SMALL GREENSTONE INTRUSIVE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • LARGE OPEN-CUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADGGS GR 36, P. 9, 14, 17-18, 20-21.

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-463-72

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NUMEROUS GOSSAN COBBLES AND BOULDERS OF PARTIALLY SILICIFIED MARBLE CONTAINING QUARTZ-SPHALERITE-GALENA ORE; NO ORE SEEN IN PLACE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 02-SEP-1994 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey PARSED OUT HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK TYPES, AGES, UNIT NAMES, AND UNIT AGES.

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