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Kady

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003385
MRDS ID A106141
Record type Site
Current site name Kady

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -155.01358, 68.19961 (WGS84)
Relative position Located along east-west-trending upper tributary of Outwash Creek. Known to within one mile.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North Slope(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Killik River A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Killik River S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Killik River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Killik River(hydrologic unit)

Colville River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Arctic Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gates of the Arctic 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
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -155.01358, 68.19961
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Bedrock in the area consists of sandstone and conglomerate of the Kanayut Conglomerate. Veins up to 0.6 m in width occur in outcrops as well as widespread mineralized float. Mineralized rocks consist of massive banded sulfides in quartz veins, sulfide-bearing breccias, and sulfide minerals disseminated in sandstone and conglomerate units adjacent to veins. Mineralized zone covers an area of at least 1.3 km2.
  • Age = probably Late Devonian-Mississippian

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Colville

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = The most highly mineralized rocks contain up to 21% Zn, 2% Cu, 150 ppm Ag, 0.07% Pb, and 0.20 ppm Au.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Kelley and Mull, 1995, MF-2225-A

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Pb-Zn quartz veins and vein-breccias

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-FEB-1997 J.M. Schmidt U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 07-FEB-1997 K.D. Kelley U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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