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Kady

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111650
MAS/MILS ID 0020210001
Record type Site
Current site name Kady
Alternate or previous names Advil Vein, Sweet Lucy Vein, Red Anchor Vein, Kady Extension

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -154.97798, 68.20181 (WGS84)
Elevation 1600
Location accuracy 10(meters)

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 C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Killik 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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 032 N 017 E 04 SESENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -154.97798, 68.20181
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • KANAYUK CONGLOMERATE HOSTS: 10. BANDED MASSIVE SULFIDES, 2). SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS & BRECCIAS, & 3). DISSEMINATED MINERALIZATION. SULFIDES INCLUDE SPHALERITE & PYRITE ALONG W/ MINOR GALENA & CHALCOPYRITE. VEINS TREND APPROX. N35 DEG W & TRACABLE FOR 300 M (C-998). 1991 BUREAU WORK IDENTIFIED AND SAMPLED FOUR MINERALIZED ZONES: SWEET LUCY VEIN, RED ANCHOR, KADY EXTENSION, AND THE ADVIL VEIN. SWEET LUCY VEIN CONTAINED UP TO 23.56% LEAD, 35.79% ZINC, 750 PPM COPPER, AND 4.04 OZ/T SILVER. THE RED ANCHOR VEIN CONTAINED UP TO 8.99% LEAD, 1.0% ZINC, 10.91% COPPER, AND 2.68 G/T SILVER. THE KADY EXTENSION CONTAINED UP TO .06% LEAD, .4%ZINC, AND 2.69% COPPER. THE ADVIL VEIN CONTAINED UP TO .44% LEAD, 22.01% ZINC, AND 3.64% COPPER. (BMOF 75-92)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1988

Mining district

District name Colville Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the ownership information

  • GATES OF THE ARCTIC NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    C998 PP. 28-29.

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 75-92, 1992, 101 PAGES.

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 34-94, 1994, 130 PAGES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-1994 Mpm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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