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Fritz

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307428
Record type Site
Current site name Fritz

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -163.24374, 68.10943 (WGS84)
Relative position The Fritz prospect is at an elevation of about 900 feet in the headwaters of Ferric Creek. The map site is in the SW1/4 section 3, SE 1/4 sec. 4, T. 31 N., R. 20 W., of the Kateel River Meridian. Location is accurate within a radius of one mile.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Primary
Cadmium Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Marcasite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 208
USGS model code 31a
BC deposit profile E14
Deposit model name Sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb
Mark3 model number 13

Nearby scientific data

(1) -163.24374, 68.10943
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This occurrence is a stratiform, black shale- and chert-hosted, synsedimentary, massive sulfide deposit in Mississippian to Permian strata (J. Britton, oral communication, 1998). Fifteen holes were drilled in the early 1980s. The drilling intercepted a complex, mineralized horizon grading less than 5% Zn and Pb over variable thicknesses, generally less than 20 feet. One mineralized intercept of more than 200 feet contained several intervals grading more than 10% combined lead and zinc. Another intercept graded more than 30% combined lead and zinc.
  • Age = Mississippian to Permian.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Lisburne

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Fifteen drill holes were completed in the early 1980s.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF DL010

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Williams, Anita, 2000, Alaska Resource Data File, DeLong Mountains quadrangle: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-023, 37 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = This description

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 31a).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-DEC-99 Williams, Anita U.S. Geological Survey