Otuk Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10003387
MRDS ID	A106143
Record type	Site
Current site name	Otuk Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-155.70362, 68.3196 (WGS84)
Relative position	Located on east side of upper tributary of Otuk 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 B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

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

Killik River(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

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Lead	Primary
Zinc Critical	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

Gangue = iron carbonate

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-155.70362, 68.3196	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

Geologic Description = Outcrop of Kayak Shale contains Fe-rich sulfide-bearing concretions that range from 7.6 cm to 20 cm in diameter. The cores of some concretions contain sphalerite, pyrite, and minor galena.
Age = Lower 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 = Sulfide-bearing concretions have up to 2.3 ppm Ag, more than 5,000 ppm Ba, and 1,500 ppm Zn.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	A106143
USGS	Alaska Resource Data File	ARDF	KL009

Bibliographic references

Deposit

Kelley, K.D., and Mull, C.G., 1995, Maps showing areas of potential for mineral resources in the Killik River quadrangle, Brooks Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2225-A, scale 1:250,000.
Deposit

Kelley, K.D., Mull, C. G., and Barton, H. N., 1995, Maps showing the distribution of selected elements in minus 30-mesh stream-sediment samples from the southern part of the Killik River quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2225-C, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

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

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	Model Name = Sediment-hosted Pb-Zn

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
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.

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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