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Drenchwater Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities 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 10282254
MRDS ID A015681
MAS/MILS ID 0020200002
Record type Site
Current site name Drenchwater Creek
Related records 10003149

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -158.63703, 68.57735 (WGS84)
Elevation 671
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 C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

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

Howard Pass(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
Umiat 010 S 029 W 16 E2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -158.63703, 68.57735
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1977

Comments on exploration

  • GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLING DONE BY USGS IN 1975. 1977 - INPLACE MINERALIZATION DISCOVERED BY BUREAU. 1979 - UAF CONDUCTED BASELINE GEOCHEMICAL STUDY - BUREAU CONTRACT. 1990 - VISITED BY BUREAU GEOLOGISTS

Mining district

District name Colville Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the ownership information

  • NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE - ALASKA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OF78-70C

  • Deposit

    E&MJ 7905 p. 78, No. 5

  • Deposit

    BMOF38-80 pp. 30-46

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. A-10

  • Deposit

    MLA121-82 PP. 12-28

  • Deposit

    BMOF109-78 P. 21.

  • Deposit

    C751B PP. B24-B25.

  • Deposit

    P1209 22 PP.

  • Deposit

    B1786 PP. 9-10.

  • Deposit

    C733 PP. 27-30.

  • Deposit

    GR63 P. 1.

  • Deposit

    OF78-70A PP. 2-3, 6, 9, 11-15, 20, 43-44, 46.

  • Deposit

    MIRL 71 PP. 1-11, 37-39, 57, 60-67, 70-79, 85-86.

  • Deposit

    C772B PP. B15-B19.

  • Deposit

    MIRL OF79-3 21 PP.

  • Deposit

    AGS NSLOPE GEOL PP. 255-262, 295-305.

  • Deposit

    ECON G 801985 PP. 1,896-1, 926.

  • Deposit

    BMOF75-92, 1992, 101PP.

  • Deposit

    BMOF12-93, 1993, 35PP.

  • Deposit

    BMOF34-94, 1994, 130 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUL-1994 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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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