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Chilligan River

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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209431
MRDS ID A013072
MAS/MILS ID 0020830008
Record type Site
Current site name Chilligan River
Alternate or previous names Chilligan Lead-Zinc Prospect
Related records 10002175

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -153.22085, 61.45637 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lime Hills B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Lime Hills SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lime Hills(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Redoubt-Trading Bays(hydrologic unit)

Western Cook Inlet(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lake Clark 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
Seward 016 N 022 W 21 SESESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -153.22085, 61.45637
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ALTERED QUARTZ MONZONITE FLOAT CONTAINING 5 TO 20% SULFIDES IS ABUNDANT ON A NARROW MEDIAL MORAINE OF A SMALL GLACIER. SPHALERITE, GALENA, AND PYRITE VISIBLE; SN & AG IN ANALYSES. LIKELY SOURCE OF THE FLOAT LIES BENEATH THE GLACIER (OF 413).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OF413 pp. 14, 20

  • Deposit

    MF412

  • Deposit

    AMR 81-82 p. 13

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Dwb 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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