The Unnamed (headwaters of Porcupine Creek) is a lead 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
Unnamed (headwaters of Porcupine Creek) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (headwaters of Porcupine Creek)
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks
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:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Menzie and Foster, 1979
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Menzie and Foster (1979) noted the mineral occurrence during geologic mapping.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Menzie and Foster (1979) noted a mineral occurrence of galena in quartzite and quartz-mica schist in the headwaters of Porcupine Creek. Weber and others (1978) report the regional geology as greenschist, quartzite, phyllite, and marble.
References
Reference (Deposit): Weber, F.R., Foster, H.L., Keith, T.E.C., Dusel-Bacon, C., 1978, Preliminary geologic map of the Big Delta quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-529A, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Menzie, W.D., and Foster, H.L., 1979, Metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral resource potential in the Big Delta quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-529D, 61 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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