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Smucker Prospect

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000480
MRDS ID A010660
Record type Site
Current site name Smucker Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -157.18127, 67.29676 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Within 2000 Ft

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ambler River B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ambler River SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ambler River C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Kobuk River(hydrologic unit)

Kobuk-Selawik Rivers(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :49?

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -157.18127, 67.29676
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Section Repeated In Nappes

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 9.14M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kiana District

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE ACTIVITY PLUS DIAMOND DRILLING

Comments on development

  • SUBSTANTIAL DIAMOND DRILLING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DRILL SAMPLES 820 M APART AT SURFACE INDICATED LAYERED SULFIDE ZONE(S) 3-9 M THICK ASSAYING 3-15 OZ AG/TON, 2-8% ZN, AND 1-1.6 % PB.
Deposit EXTENSIVE DEPOSIT, BUT NO TONNAGE FIGURES AVAILABLE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-84 Elliott, R. L. U.S. Geological Survey

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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