Nation River

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Alteration
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10307407
Record type	Site
Current site name	Nation River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-141.6608, 65.3588 (WGS84)
Relative position	The Nation River prospect area covers about 10 square miles. The coordinates are for the center of the area, on the boundary between section 12, T. 6 N., R. 29 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian, and section 7, T. 6 N., R. 30 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The main mineralized area is in section 10, T. 6 N., R. 29 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The locations are accurate. These prospects are located within Doyon, Limited selected or conveyed land.

Geographic coordinates:

-141.6608, 65.3588 (WGS84)

Relative position

The Nation River prospect area covers about 10 square miles. The coordinates are for the center of the area, on the boundary between section 12, T. 6 N., R. 29 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian, and section 7, T. 6 N., R. 30 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The main mineralized area is in section 10, T. 6 N., R. 29 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The locations are accurate. These prospects are located within Doyon, Limited selected or conveyed land.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Charley River B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Charley River SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charley River(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)

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Lead	Primary
Zinc Critical	Primary
Copper	Secondary

Alteration

(Local) Intense iron staining and iron-rich seepages along an east-west fault (Doyon, Limited, 1986).

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-141.6608, 65.3588	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

Geologic Description = The Nation River area of occurrences is defined by lead and zinc soil anomalies along with lesser copper values, that are associated with an east-west-trending fault. Iron staining is intense, and there are iron-rich seepages for half a mile in section 10, T. 6 N., R. 29 E. (Doyon, Limited, 1986). The prospect area is underlain by Permian limestone, Upper Devonian Nation River Formation, and Lower Cambrian Adams Argillite and Funnel Creek Limestone. All beds strike northeast and are repeatedly folded (Doyon, Limited, 1986). The lead and zinc anomalies may reflect leaching of mudstone, siltstone, and sandstone country rocks or of a deeper, buried sulfide body (Doyon, Limited, 1986).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence

Comments on exploration

Status = Active

Mining district

District name	Black

Comments on the workings information

Workings / Exploration = The Nation River area has been explored by soil and rock sampling, as well as by geologic mapping (Doyon, Limited, 1986).

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Alaska Resource Data File	ARDF	CY022

Bibliographic references

Deposit

Doyon, Limited, 1986, Mines, prospects, and geochemical anomalies on Doyon, Limited, regional overselection lands, Alaska: Fairbanks, Alaska, Doyon, Limited, Report 86-01A, v. 1, 150 p. (Report held by Doyon, Limited, Fairbanks, Alaska.)

Comments on the references

Primary Reference = Doyon, Limited, 1986.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	Model Name = Fault-controlled Zn-Pb?
Deposit	Other Comments = This site is within the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. These prospects are located on Doyon, Limited selected or conveyed land. For more information, contact Doyon, Limited.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	07-APR-00	Cameron, C.E.	Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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