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Old Glory Creek Gossan

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257365
MRDS ID A012717
MAS/MILS ID 0020440017
Record type Site
Current site name Old Glory Creek Gossan
Alternate or previous names Fields, Jr 1-20
Related records 10001891

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -163.0867, 65.85767 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bendeleben D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bendeleben NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goodhope-Spafarief Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 005 N 021 W 18 C E2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) DOnx
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ROCK IN AREA IS MARBLE INTERBEDDED WITH SCHIST. THE GOSSAN MARKS THE REPLACEMENT FOR 500 FEET ALONG MARBLE BED WITH DOLOMITE, QUARTZ, PYRITE (?), SERICITE, CHLORITE AND FUCHSITE. GOSSAN BOUNDED BY FAULT. FAULT 1/4 MI. TO N. ALSO MINERALIZED. MINERALIZED ZONES APPEAR TO BE WALL ROCK REPLACEMENT BY SOLUTIONS TRAVERSING THE FAULT PLANES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Fields Exploration Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Sbh 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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