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Unnamed (upper Styx River)

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307758
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (upper Styx River)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -153.11405, 61.49947 (WGS84)
Relative position This occurrence adjoins a small tributary on the east side of the Styx River valley. The map site is at an elevation of about 4,600 feet, just north of the south boundary of the Lime Hills C-1 quadrangle, in the SW1/4 section 6, T 16 N, R 21 W, of the Seward Meridian. It is included as an unnamed occurrence by Cobb and Reed (1981). It is approximately located, perhaps within one-half mile.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bethel(Census area)

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Cobb and Reed (1981) reported that silver-bearing veins with abundant galena and sphalerite are present in this area. Other information about the occurrence or its setting is not available.
  • Age = Tertiary Polymetallic mineralization in this region is commonly associated with Tertiary igneous rocks.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name McGrath

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Reconnaissance sampling has been done in this area.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., and Reed, B.L., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Iliamna, Lake Clark, Lime Hills, and McGrath quadrangles, Alaska; Supplement to Open-File Report 76-485; Part A, Summaries to January 1, 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1343-A, 25 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Cobb and Reed, 1981

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Polymetallic veins? (Cox and Singer, 1986, model 22c)
Deposit Other Comments = This occurrence is within Lake Clark National Park.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-JUN-01 Travis L. Hudson Applied Geology
Reporter 10-JUN-01 Madelyn A. Millholland Millholland & Associates

Beyond USGS

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

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