Sally

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307431
Record type Site
Current site name Sally

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -163.52375, 68.16942 (WGS84)
Relative position This occurrence is at an elevation of about 1,000 feet, just north of the center of section 17, T. 32 N., R. 21 W., of the Kateel River Meridian. Location is accurate to within a one mile radius.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

De Long Mountains A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

De Long Mountains SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

De Long Mountains C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Wulik-Kivalina Rivers(hydrologic unit)

Noatak River-Lisburne Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -163.52375, 68.16942

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This occurrence is a narrow, massive-pyrite zone which contains galena and sphalerite. It can be traced more than 1,000 feet on the surface. Geochemical values along the zone are erratic (J. Britton, oral communication, 1998).
  • Age = Mississippian to Permian.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Lisburne

Reference information

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = This description

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-DEC-99 Williams, Anita U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.