The Thorofare Creek Prospect is a zinc mine located in Alaska.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Thorofare Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Thorofare Creek Prospect
Secondary: Mt Eielson District
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Kantishna
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Commodity): PRESENCE OF GALENA UNCERTAIN
Comment (Development): SOME EXPLORATIONAL WORK BY 1933
Comment (Deposit): LS REPLACED BY SPHALERITE NEAR IGNEOUS BODY; DISCORDANT, FRACTURED ORE BODY OCCUPIES SHEAR ZONE IN VERTICAL BEDS TRENDING N 70 E
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MT. EIELSON ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 792, P. 108
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 836, P. 318, 319
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 47 LOC 47
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-366-41
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