Unnamed (east of Atigun Pass)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Lead

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10308171
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed (east of Atigun Pass)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-149.32341, 68.11973 (WGS84)
Relative position	Site is at an elevation of about 5,500 ft. approximately 4 miles east of Atigun Pass (south-center sec. 22, T. 15 S., R. 12 E., of the Umiat Meridian) Location accurate within 1-mile radius.
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Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Silver	Primary
Lead	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-149.32341, 68.11973	ListMap

Comments on the geologic information

Geologic Description = Occurrence is described only as a bright red soil, weathering from Upper Devonian Kanayut Conglomerate, which contains anomalous concentrations of Pb (200 ppm) and Ag (2 ppm) (Menzie and others, 1985; USGS field station 75ABE133). No other descriptive information is available.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence

Comments on exploration

Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name	Chandalar

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Alaska Resource Data File	ARDF	PS009

Bibliographic references

Deposit

Menzie, W.D., Reiser, H.N., Brosgi, W.P., and Detterman, R.L., 1985, Map showing distribution of mineral resources (excepting oil and gas) in the Philip Smith Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Investigations Map MF-879-C, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

Primary Reference = Menzie and others, 1985

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	17-NOV-99	J.M. Britton	U.S. Geological Survey