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McCall

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
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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 10000695
MRDS ID A011324
Record type Site
Current site name McCall

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.74287, 63.68959 (WGS84)
Relative position The McCall prospect is at an elevation of about 2,400 feet on a northeast-trending spur above the headwaters of the Sushana River. It is in the northwest corner of sec. 19, T. 14 S., R. 11 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within 1 mile. This is location 1 of Clark and Cobb (1972).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Healy N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali 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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -149.74287, 63.68959
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Little information about this prospect has been made public. Apparently, it consists of galena-bearing quartz-carbonate veins that cut Devonian metavolcanic schist and phyllite. Samples contain up to 55 percent lead and 6 ounces of silver per ton (Berg and Cobb, 1967).
  • Age = The veins are Devonian or younger.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Kantishna

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Minor surface workings. Samples contain up to 55 percent lead and 6 ounces of silver per ton (Berg and Cobb, 1967).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Healy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-1062, 113 p.

  • Deposit

    Clark, A.L., and Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Healy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-394, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Cobb, 1978 (OFR 78-1062)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Polymetallic veins (Cox and Singer, 1986; 22c)
Deposit Other Comments = This site is in Denali National Park.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-APR-2000 N. Van Wyck Stevens Exploration Management Corporation

Beyond USGS

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