Unnamed

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10003405
MRDS ID	A106162
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-141.75318, 68.39989 (WGS84)
Relative position	Location plotted is approximate center of area containing localities 543, 544, and 550 of Barker (1981, pl. A-3), in headwaters area of Lois Creek, about 8.5 mi (13.7 km) east of Bear Lake summit; located to within 1 mi (1.6 km).
(click for info)

Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Lead	Primary
Zinc	Primary
Molybdenum	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-141.75318, 68.39989	ListMap

Comments on the geologic information

Geologic Description = Within granitic pluton intruding middle Paleozoic clastic and carbonate sequence

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic

Comments on exploration

Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name	Sheenjek

Comments on the workings information

Workings / Exploration = Stream sediment samples 544S and 550C contain up to 200 ppm Cu, 1500 ppm Pb, 3000 ppm Zn, and 30 ppm Mo (Barker, 1981, p. 141-142).

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	A106162
USGS	Alaska Resource Data File	ARDF	TB007

Bibliographic references

Deposit

BARKER, J.C., 1981, MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN LANDS IN THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE, 1978: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN FILE REPORT NO. 37-81, 288 P.

Comments on the references

Primary Reference = Barker (1981)

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	Model Name = Unknown

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	20-SEP-1996	J.H. Dover	U.S. Geological Survey