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Vidlee

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  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 10003386
MRDS ID A106142
Record type Site
Current site name Vidlee

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -155.28358, 68.12961 (WGS84)
Relative position Tributary of Itilyiargiok Creek draining into Itilyiargiok Creek from the north. Known to within one mile.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North Slope(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Killik River A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Killik River S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Killik River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Colville River(hydrologic unit)

Colville River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Arctic Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gates of the Arctic 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
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -155.28358, 68.12961
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Occurrence consists of quartz veins and breccias hosted in shale and shaly siltstone of the Hunt Fork Shale. Outcrop of mineralized rocks is exposed along a stream drainage over a distance of about 25 m. It cannot be traced from this single exposure due to tundra cover. Mineralized rocks are primarily quartz veins and breccias containing galena and sphalerite, although chalcopyrite and pyrite are also present.
  • Age = Probably Late Devonian-Mississippian

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Colville

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Mineralized rocks contain up to 25% Zn, 1% Cu, 1.5-2% Pb, 300 ppm Ag, 1,000 ppm As, and 0.75 Au.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Kelley and Mull, 1995, MF-2225-A

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Pb-Zn quartz veins and vein-breccias

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-1997 J.M. Schmidt U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 06-FEB-1997 K.D. Kelley U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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