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Ruby Silver Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Lead
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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. 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 10002673
MRDS ID A015114
Record type Site
Current site name Ruby Silver Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -143.22495, 64.10945 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eagle A-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Eagle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Doyon, Limited(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-393, LOC. 9. DEPOSIT ON CREST OF RIDGE BETWEEN EVA AND MY CREEKS. 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
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Galena Partly Altered To Cerussite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) PzPxybg
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PODS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fortymile

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-393 (A-5), LOC. 9.

  • Deposit

    USGS CIRC. 335, P. 18-19.

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-393-9

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MASSIVE, SHATTERED QUARTZ VEIN WITH HEMATITE STAINING ALONG FRACTURES CONTAINS PODS OF GALENA AND CALCITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) 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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