| Deposit ID | 10003200 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A016006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bessie-Maple Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Southern Cross |
| Geographic coordinates: | -167.19562, 65.45371 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | LOW SADDLE OPPOSITE MOUTH OF TIN CR. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Teller B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Teller SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Teller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Imuruk Basin(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysoberyl | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stannite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Diaspore | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Topaz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Result | 3M INTERCEPT OF DD-HOLE: 0.18% SN, 0.11% PB, 4.9% ZN, 0.15% CU, AND 46 G/MT AG |
|---|---|
| Result | USGS OFR 78-1-C, P. 14 |
| Result | BULK SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.4% BE AND 28.6% F, USGS CIRCULAR 479, TABLE 5, P. 8 |
| Result | ASSAYS OF THREE SAMPLES (MADE BY OWNERS): TR. - 0.03 OZ AU, 4.2-25.6 OZ/TON AG, 0.5-9.1% PB, TR.-3.2% W03, 0.3-1.45% SN, USGS BULLETIN 733, P. 80. |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -167.19562, 65.45371 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rapid River Thrust Fault |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A016006 |
USGS BULLETIN 733, P. 78-80.
USBM IC 7871, P. 9.
USGS CIRCULAR 479, P. 5, 8-9.
USBM OFR 7-65, P. 13, 16, 63-70, 77-78, 90-92.
USGS OFR 250, P. 33-38.
USGS BULLETIN 1287, P. 64, 78-79, 93.
USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 6, LOC. 30.
USGS OFR 78-1C, P. 14.
BAG-MF-426-06
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | (1) 1500 FT LONG ZONE OF KAOLINIZED DIKES AND BRECCIATED LIMESTONE CONTAINING VEINLETS AND DISSEMINATIONS OF GALENA, PYRITE, STANNITE, CHALCOPYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE, WOLFRAMITE, STIBNITE, AND SPHALERITE ASSOCIATED WITH TOURMALINE +/- TOPAZ +/- FLUORITE; (2) WIDE BAND OF LOW GRADE FLUORITE-BERYLLIUM REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE ALONG RAPID RIVER THRUST FAULT; ONE DD-HOLE INTERCEPTED THE FOLLOWING SECTION: 17 FT OF FRACTURED DOLOMITE; 16 FT OF FLUORITE WITH CHRYSOBERYL AND DIASPORE; 1 FT OF NEARLY SOLID SULFIDES THAT INCLUDE STANNITE, PYRITE, SPHALERITE, ARSENOPYRITE AND GALENA; DOLOMITE THAT CONTAINS FLUORITE AND SULFIDES ALONG MARGIN OF LAMPROPHYRE DIKE; FLUORITE-BE ROCK; AND DOLOMITE. |
| Deposit | SULFIDE-TINE DEPOSITS SANDWICHGED BETWEEN FLUORITE-BE MINERALIZATON. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 20-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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