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Unnamed Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001716
MRDS ID A012500
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -145.62955, 64.88415 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Delta D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Big Delta NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Big Delta C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS OFR 78-529D, TABLE 2, LOC. 153 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Garnet Gangue
Pyroxene Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -145.62955, 64.88415
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDROCK IS MAPPED AS QUARTZITE, META-ARGILLITE, PHYLLITE, SLATE AND MARBLE UNIT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on development

  • AREA COVERED BY BLOCK OF 88 CLAIMS; REPORTED ACTIVE: 1980-1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 78-529D, P. 44, LOC. 153

  • Deposit

    ADGGS MINING CLAIM S LOCATION MAP, BIG DELTA QUAD., KX-59-115

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GALENA AND SPHALERITE (?) IN SECONDARY SILICA LAYER IN IMPURE LIM ESTONE; NEAR SKARN ZONE WITH PYRRHOTITE, GARNET AND PYROXENE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1986 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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