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Akie

Prospect in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10184438
MAS/MILS ID 1220100140
Record type Site
Current site name Akie

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -125.68496, 57.43316 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED NEAR TOWN OF WARE, 200 KM NNW OF MACKENZIE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -125.68496, 57.43316
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1994

Comments on exploration

  • REPORTED TO BE ZINC-LEAD-SILVER-BARITE MASSIVE BEDDED SULPHIDE DEPOSIT. MINERALS ARE PYRITE-SPHALERITE-GALENA-BARITE, WITH ARGILLCEOUS SEDIMENTS INTERBEDDED. 1995 DIAMOND DRILLNG GRADED 5.56% ZN AND 1.09% PB OVER 32.7 M. 1994 DRILLING OUTLINED THE MINERALIZATION AND LOCATED A CONTINUOUS ZONE OVER A STRIKE LENGTH OF 1.4 KM AND A DIP EXTENT OF ABOUT 300 M. THE ZONE AVERAGES 10 M THICKNESS, INCREASING TO 30 M TRUE THICKNESS IN THE DEEPEST HOLE.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ecstall Mining Corp
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
  • Type Operator
    Owner Inmet Mining Corp (Earning In 60% Interest)
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, JUN 16, 1995, P 441

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, JUL 28, 1995, P 60

  • Ownership

    NORTHERN MINER, JUN 26, 1995, P 3

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-APR-1996 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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