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Nimrod

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Arsenic, Copper, Antimony, Zinc
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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 10093980
MRDS ID A011327
Record type Site
Current site name Nimrod
Alternate or previous names Camp Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.50172, 63.29153 (WGS84)
Relative position The Nimrod prospect is at an elevation of about 3,100 feet on the north side of Camp Creek, about 1.4 miles northeast of the Dunkle mine camp. The site is located in NE 1/4 sec. 8, T. 19 S., R. 10 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within 1,000 feet.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Healy S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chulitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali 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
Gold Primary
Arsenic Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Phyllic?

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -149.50172, 63.29153
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The country rocks in the area of the Nimrod prospect are Devonian ophiolite and Upper Devonian to Triassic tuffaceous chert, volcanic conglomerate, volcanic mudstone, basaltic breccia, graywacke, and limestone (Wilson and others, 1998). The Nimrod prospect consists of sulfide-bearing, quartz-matrix breccia poorly exposed for 200 to 300 feet along a strand of the Chulitna fault. The sulfide minerals are arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, sphalerite, and stibnite. Samples contain up to 3 ounces of silver per ton, in addition to lead, zinc, antimony, and gold (Hawley and others, 1978). The deposit is similar in mineralogy and structure to the Golden Zone and satellite deposits (HE043, HE040, etc.).
  • Age = Probably Late Cretaceous, assuming that the deposit is contemporaneous with the Golden Zone and satellite deposits (HE043, HE040, etc.).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Active

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = There are minor surface workings. Samples contain up to 3 ounces of silver per ton, in addition to lead, zinc, antimony, and gold (Hawley and others, 1978).

Reference information

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Hawley and others, 1978

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c)
Deposit Other Comments = Similar to the Nimbus prospect (HE075); some references combine the two as one site.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-APR-2000 N. Van Wyck Stevens Exploration Management Corporation

Beyond USGS

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

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