Warner Bay Breccia Pipe

The Warner Bay Breccia Pipe is a lead and zinc mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Warner Bay Breccia Pipe

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 56.16028, -158.40389

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Warner Bay Breccia Pipe MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Warner Bay Breccia Pipe
Secondary: Prospect Bay


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Alaska
District: Alaska Peninsula


Land Status

Not available


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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitic


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Chlorite


Comments

Comment (Location): USGS MF-1053K, LOC. 10 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): DISCOVERED IN EARLY 1900'S

Comment (Deposit): LARGE CRYSTALS OF QUARTZ, CALCITE, ZEOLITES, SPHALERITE, GALENA AND PYRITE FILL INTERSTICES OF CYLINDRICAL BRECCIA ZONE 3 M IN DIAMETER

Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY AT LEAST ONE SMALL ADIT

Comment (Geology): SMALL DIATREME IN DEVIL'S BATHOLITH CONTAINS ROUNDED PEBBLES OF PROPYLITICALLY ALTERED GRANODIORITE. DEVIL'S BATHOLITH; MULTIPHASE MED. GRAINED GRANODIORITE-TONALITE PLUTON.

Comment (Deposit): SMALL TONNAGE, MINERALIZATION SPOTTY; SEE ALSO: WARNER BAY PORPHYRY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 83-783, P. 13-15

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-543, P. 37, 39

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-1053K, LOC. 10

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-168F, P. 7, LOC. 3

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1246, P. 6-7

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 379, P. 152

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-1053K-10


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