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Grizzly Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, 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 10160432
MAS/MILS ID 0020220006
Record type Site
Current site name Grizzly Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -150.74704, 68.0814 (WGS84)
Elevation 1143
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North Slope(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chandler Lake A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Chandler Lake SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chandler Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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
Umiat 016 S 006 E 04 NESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -150.74704, 68.0814
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDROCK COMPOSED OF HUNT FORK SHALE. SULFIDE MINERALS OCCUR IN VEINS 1-2 CM WIDE (5-6 CM VEINS NOTED). MINERALS CONSIST OF GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, & PYRITE W/ SPHALERITE OCCURING IN THE GALENA & PYRITE W/IN GANGUE OF QUARTZ, CALCITE, & SIDERITE. THE SULFIDES ARE ALSO WIDELY DISSEMINATED IN COARSE CONGLOMERATE & SANDSTONE OF THE KANAYUK CONGLOMERATE (C-978).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1977

Mining district

District name Koyukuk District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Comments on the ownership information

  • GATES OF THE ARCTIC NATIONAL PARK * PRESERVE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    C978 PP. 11-12.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JAN-1991 Mpm 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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