Little Minook Creek Occurrence

The Little Minook Creek Occurrence is a manganese 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

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Site Name

Primary: Little Minook Creek Occurrence

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): USGS MF-371, LOC. 12. OCCURRENCE ABOUT 3 MILES UP LITTLE MINOOK CREEK. SEE REF. 2, FIG 3. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Comment (Deposit): LODE OCCURRENCE OF RHODOCHROSITE OR RHODONITE CROPS OUT ALONG CREEK.

References

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA DIV. OF MINES AND MINERALS GEOCHEMICAL REPT. 12, P. 5.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-371 (B-1), LOC. 12

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