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Unnamed (west of Beaver Creek)

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Bismuth, Antimony
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001202
MRDS ID A011913
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (west of Beaver Creek)
Related records 10308509

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -155.40537, 67.10846 (WGS84)
Relative position This site is at an elevation of about 3500 feet on a ridge about 4 miles west of Beaver Creek. It is in the NE1/4 of sec. 29, T. 20 N., R. 16 E., of the Kateel River Meridian. The location is accurate to within 1000 ft. The site corresponds to location 67 of Garland and others (1975, DGGS OFR 67).
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Primary
Bismuth Secondary
Antimony Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 59
USGS model code 18b
Deposit model name Skarn Cu
Mark3 model number 8

Nearby scientific data

(1) -155.40537, 67.10846
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This deposit is associated with skarns in medium-grade metamorphic rocks, irregular quartz veins or segregations containing galena and sphalerite. The deposit crops out in an area of at least 10 x 40 feet. The deposit may be related to a small granite pluton nearby. Samples from surface trenching contained 2800 ppm Ag and 5000 ppm Zn (Garland and others, 1975, DGGS OFR 67). Other analysis of massive galena indicates up to 1000 ppm Ag and 700 ppm Sb (Grybeck and Nelson, 1981). The deposit was staked in about 1976; work aparently was limited to surface trenching.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Active?

Mining district

District name Shungnak

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A011913
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF SP035

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Garland, R.E., Eakins, G.R., Trible, T.C., and McClintock, W.W., 1975, Geochemical analysis of rock and stream-sediment samples from Survey Pass A-4, A-5, A-6, B-4, B-5, and B-6 quadrangles: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Open-File Report 67, 4 p, 4 sheets, scale 1:63,360.

  • Deposit

    Grybeck, D.J., and Nelson, S.W., 1981, Mineral deposit map of the Survey Pass quadrangle, Brooks Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1176-F, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Garland and others, 1975 (ADGGS OFR 67)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Skarn ? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 18)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-SEP-1999 S.W. Nelson U.S. Geological Survey