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Bruin Bay Iron Occurrence

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002153
MRDS ID A013046
Record type Site
Current site name Bruin Bay Iron Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -154.01787, 59.34885 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Iliamna B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Iliamna SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iliamna C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tuxedni-Kamishak Bays(hydrologic unit)

Western Cook Inlet(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-364 LOCATION 16 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result SPECTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF ROCK SAMPLE FROM OLD PROSPECT PIT: FE 10% +, PB 0.01%, ZN 2.0%-USGS I-407 SAMPLE 120

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Jgr
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Near Contact Of Bruin Bay Fault On The Southeast

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Redoubt District

Comments on development

  • OLD PROSPECT PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-364, LOCATION 16 (1972)

  • Deposit

    USGS I-407, SAMPLE 120 (1964)

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-364-16

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANOMALOUS FE IN SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF ROCK SAMPLE FROM OLD PROSPECT PIT, REF. USGS I-407, SAMPLE 120 (1964) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-87 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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