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Boxer River

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003566
MRDS ID A106324
Record type Site
Current site name Boxer River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -171.54319, 63.36912 (WGS84)
Relative position This site is located about 3 miles upstream from the mouth of the Boxer River which flows south to its mouth on the southwest coast of St. Lawrence Island. The site is on the east side of the river, at an elevation of about 300 feet, just upstream of the first east tributary. This site was not included by Cobb (1972, 1980).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Saint Lawrence B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Saint Lawrence SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Saint Lawrence(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Lawrence Island(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Molybdenum Secondary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) A pyrite gossan in volcanic rocks is present here and alteration is probably significant but it has not been described. The volcanic assemblage is commonly propylitically altered in the region (Patton and Csejtey, 1980).

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Nearby scientific data

(1) -171.54319, 63.36912
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = A Cretaceous volcanic assemblage of diverse lithologies and compositions makes up the bedrock in the Boxer River drainage (Patton and Csejtey, 1980). A pyrite gossan in volcanic rocks is mapped in the area between the first east tributary and the main drainage of Boxer River (Patton and Csejtey, 1971, p. C9, C12). Stream sediment samples from this east tributary (Patton and Csejtey, 1972) indicate a polymetallic character to nearby mineralization. These stream sediment samples contain up to 150 ppm lead, 2 ppm silver, 50 ppm molybdenum, 700 ppm copper, and 30 ppm tin.
  • Age = Mid-Cretaceous - the age of K/Ar dated intrusive and volcanic rocks on western St. Lawrence Island (Patton and Csejtey, 1980). However, younger Late Cretaceous and Teritary igneous rocks are also present on the island (Patton and Csejtey, 1980) and the age of mineralization could be younger than mid-Cretaceous.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Bering Sea

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Stream sediment samples from this east tributary (Patton and Csejtey, 1972) indicate a polymetallic character to nearby mineralization. These stream sediment samples contain up to 150 ppm lead, 2 ppm silver, 50 ppm molybdenum, 700 ppm copper, and 30 ppm tin.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Patton, W.W., Jr., and Csejtey, Bela, Jr., 1971, Preliminary geologic investigations of western St. Lawrence Island, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 684-C, p. C1-C15.

  • Deposit

    Patton, W.W., Jr., and Csejtey, Bela, Jr., 1972, Analyses of stream sediment and rock samples from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, 1966-1971: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 72-293, 78 p.

  • Deposit

    Patton, W.W., Jr., and Csejtey, Bela, Jr., 1980, Geologic map of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-1203, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1980, Summaries of data and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in fifteen quadrangles in southwestern and west-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-909, 103 p.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Saint Lawrence quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-465, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Patton and Csejtey, 1971 (PP 684-C)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Polymetallic sulfide mineralization in altered volcanic rocks. Deposit model 22c (?); polymetallic veins

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-SEP-1998 Travis L. Hudson Applied Geology

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