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Unnamed (near Kwiniuk River)

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308311
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (near Kwiniuk River)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -162.37625, 64.71035 (WGS84)
Relative position This occurrence is on a marble knob overlooking the Kwiniuk River. It is 0.5 miles east of the confluence of the Kwiniuk River and a major unnamed south tributary (the Corral Creek of West, 1953, Plate 1), and about 7 miles north-northeast of the village of Elim. The occurrence appears to be on Peak 673 but it may only be located within 0.5 mile. It is locality 63 of Gamble (1988).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Solomon C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Solomon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Norton Bay(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Elim Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation; the occurrence is described as a gossan.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -162.37625, 64.71035
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Miller and Grybeck (1973) report a small gossan in limestone; a grab sample of this gossan contained 500 ppm Cu, 300 ppm Pb, greater than 10,000 ppm Zn, and greater than 5,000 ppm Ba. Bedrock here is Paleozoic marble that is about 1.5 miles east of the Darby pluton (Till and others, 1986).
  • Age = Not known; probably mid-Cretaceous or younger. K/Ar ages for the nearby Darby pluton are 88.3 +/- 1.5 and 92.8 +/- 2.6 Ma (Berry and others, 1976).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Council

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = There are no known workings or exploration activities at this locality.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Miller and Grybeck, 1973

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Base-metal sulfide veins or replacements in marble.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-AUG-99 Travis L. Hudson Applied Geology

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