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Abby Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10003371
MRDS ID A106125
Record type Site
Current site name Abby Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -157.52564, 68.56263 (WGS84)
Relative position Occurrence is on a small knoll between two minor tributaries in the headwaters of Cutaway Creek, 1.0 mi (1.6 km) north-northeast of hill 3530, in T10S, R24W; located to within 2000 ft (610 m).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North Slope(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Howard Pass C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Howard Pass NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Howard Pass C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Colville River(hydrologic unit)

Colville River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Arctic Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska(National Petroleum Reserve)

National Petroleum Reserve BLM(Type of land area)

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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 212
USGS model code 31b
Deposit model name Bedded barite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -157.52564, 68.56263
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Rubbly outcrops of a tabular stratiform barite body about 100 ft (30.5 m) long in south-dipping bedded chert of the Mississippian Lisburne Group; in an area of imbricate thrusting.
  • Age = Mississippian

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Colville

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Reserves = Inferred reserves are about 406,000 metric tons.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Kelley, J.S., Tailleur, I.L., Morin, R.L., Reed, K.M., Harris, A.G., Schmidt, J.M., Brown, F.M., and Kurtak, J.M., 1993, Barite deposits in the Howard Pass quadrangle and possible relations to barite elsewhere in the northwestern Brooks Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-215, 13 p.

  • Deposit

    MEYER, M.P., J.M. KURTAK, AND R.W. HICKS. RESULTS OF THE 1992 U.S. BUREAU OF MINES COLVILLE MINING DISTRICT STUDY. BUREAU OF MINES OFR 12-93, 1993, 35 PAGES.

  • Deposit

    MEYER M.P. ANALYTICAL RESULTS FROM U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INVESTIGATIONS IN THE COLVILLE MINING DISTRICT, ALASKA. BUREAU OF MINES OFR 34-94, 1994, 130 PAGES.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Kelley and others (1993)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Lode; stratabound barite

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-1996 J.M. Schmidt U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-SEP-1996 J.H. Dover U.S. Geological Survey

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