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Safari Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities 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 10184776
MRDS ID A015686
MAS/MILS ID 0020200021
Record type Site
Current site name Safari Creek
Related records 10003153

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -157.6384, 68.56627 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
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

Howard Pass C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Howard Pass NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Howard Pass C(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

National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska(National Petroleum Reserve)

National Petroleum Reserve BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 034 N 005 E 16 SENWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -157.6384, 68.56627
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOWER MISSISSIPPIAN-UPPER DEVONIAN KANAYUT CONGLOMERATE CONSISTING OF QUARTZ & CHERT PEBBLE CONGLOMERATE & CLEAN WHITE SANDSTONE (OF26-81). TWO MINERAL ZONES 1). CONTAINS BARITE WEATHERING OUT OF THE SIKSIKPUK FORMATION, 2). CONTAINS DARK RED WEATHERED ROCKS OF THE KAYAK FORMATION W/IN BLACK SHALES OVERLAIN (/) BY PYRITIFEROUS CARBONATES & CHERTS (OF38-80). 1992 BUREAU WORK INCLUDED SAMPLING A THREE MILE WIDE ZONE CONTAINING GALENA AND SPHALERITE. SELECT SAMPLES CONTAINED UP 46% LEAD, 12% ZINC, AND 685 G/MT SILVER. A CHIP SAMPLE CONTAINED 25.2% ZINC, 8.5% LEAD, 278 G/MT SILVER, AND 925 PPM COPPER. AN ADDITIONAL STRINGER ZONE CONTAINED 22% LEAD, 7% ZINC , AND 274 G/MT SILVER. (BMOF 12-93).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1977

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

  • NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE - ALASKA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUL-1994 Mpm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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