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Outwash Creek - Southwest

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Lead, Manganese, Nickel, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112005
MAS/MILS ID 0020210010
Record type Site
Current site name Outwash Creek - Southwest
Alternate or previous names Erehwon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -155.25298, 68.15381 (WGS84)
Elevation 1425
Location accuracy 10(meters)

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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 032 N 016 E 20 NWSESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -155.25298, 68.15381
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • UPPER DEVONIAN HUNT FORK SHALE ALONG WITH INTERBEDDED QUARTZ-CHERT WACKE, QUARTZITE SANDSTONE IN THE UPPER PART, AND PHYLLITIC SHALE IN THE LOWER PART WITH FOSSILFEROUS BEDS OF CORALS AND BRACHIOPODS. TWO SELECT RUBBLECROP SANDSTONE AND CONGLOMERATES CONTAINED .62% AND .1% LEAD, 2.51% AND 2.79% ZINC, , 4370 AND 711 PPM MANGENESE, 1611 AND 729 PPM NICKEL RESPECTIVELY. THE RUBBLECROP SANDSTONE AND CONGLOMERATE BOTH HAD VISABLE GALENA AND SPHALERITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1991

Mining district

District name Colville Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUL-1994 Pld U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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