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Snowy Peak

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model 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 10307410
Record type Site
Current site name Snowy Peak

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -142.66687, 65.66479 (WGS84)
Relative position Snowy Peak, not named on the Charley River C-4 topographic map, is distinguished by VABM 'Tim', at an elevation of 4,273 feet (section 25, T. 9 N., R. 23 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian). The Snowy Peak area has three centers of prospecting activity; two are northeast of Snowy Peak, and the third is about 5 miles to the south. The northernmost one is in the NE1/4 section 26, T. 10 N., R. 24 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Another one is nearby in the SW1/4 section 36, T. 10 N., R. 24 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The third is in the SW1/4 section 8, T. 8 N., R. 24 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Coordinates are for the northernmost center of activity. The locations are accurate. These prospects lie on Doyon, Ltd. selected or conveyed land.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Charley River C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

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

Charley River C(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 228
USGS model code 32b
Deposit model name Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Mark3 model number 42

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The southern Snowy Peak prospects are underlain by Precambrian dolomite, Permian argillite, Devonian limestone, Permian Step Conglomerate, and Cretaceous Keenan Quartzite (Dover and Miyaoka, 1988). The northern Snowy Peak prospects are underlain by the Nation River Formation and Precambrian basalt. Anomalous lead and zinc values were found in soil and silt samples. The source of the anomalies is unknown. Float rocks from the southern area are very heavily iron stained (Andres and others, 1977). Samples in the Snowy Peak prospect areas contain 470 parts per million zinc. Snowy Peak prospects have been intermittently soil and silt sampled since the mid-1970s (Doyon. Limited, 1986).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Active

Mining district

District name Black

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Snowy Peak prospects have been intermittently soil and silt sampled since the mid-1970s.

Reference information

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.)

  • Deposit

    Dover, J.A., and Miyaoka, R.T., 1988, Reinterpreted geologic map and fossil data, Charley River quadrangle, east-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2004, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Schmidt, J.M., 1997, Shale-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag and barite deposits of Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., eds., Mineral Deposits of Alaska, 1997: Economic Geology Monograph 9, p. 35-65.

  • Deposit

    Northstar Exploration, Inc., 1999, 1998 Annual Report Kandik, Block 7: Fairbanks, Alaska. (Report held by Doyon, Limited, Fairbanks, Alaska.)

  • Deposit

    Andrews, Tom, Bigelow, C.G., Fernette, J.P., Jirik, R., Kretschmar, U., Kretschmar, D., Lessman, J., McOuat, M., Martin, W., Ruzicka, J., Sandrock, G., Skyllingstad, P., Yinger, M., 1977, 1976 Annual progress report, Doyon project volume 1a, blocks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8: Anchorage, Alaska, WGM, Inc., p. 7-1 to 7-23. (Report held by Doyon, Limited, Fairbanks, Alaska.)

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Andres and others, 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Carbonate-hosted Zn? (Schmidt, 1997; Cox and Singer, 1986; model 32b)
Deposit Other Comments = These prospects lie 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

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