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Memorial Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Lead, 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 10184664
MAS/MILS ID 0020200016
Record type Site
Current site name Memorial Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -157.99538, 68.36395 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
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

Howard Pass B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Howard Pass SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Howard Pass C(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

National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska(National Petroleum Reserve)

National Petroleum Reserve BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 043 N 006 E 15 NENESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -157.99538, 68.36395
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOWER MISSISSIPPIAN-UPPER DEVONIAN KANAYUT CONGLOMERATE CONSISTING OF QUARTZ & CHERT PEBBLE CONGLOMERATE & CLEAN WHITE SANDSTONE. MISSISSIPPIAN KAYAK SHALE CONSISTING OF SILTSTONE, SHALE, & SANDSTONE OUTCROP BELOW THE CONGLOMERAT . THE UNITS ARE MAPPED AS PART OF THE NORTH CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE THRUST SEQUENCE (OF26-81). AN EAST-WEST STRIKING, STEEPLY DIPPING LIMONITE-STAINED ZONE IS ASSOCIATED W/ SUBCROPPING PYRITIFEROUS CONGLOMERATE & COARSE-GRAINED SANDSTONE. BLACK SHALE OUTCROPS SOUTH & STRATIGRAPHICALLY BELOW THE PYRITIFEROUS CONGLOMERATE (OF26-81).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1977

Mining district

District name Colville Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the ownership information

  • NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE - ALASKA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

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