Wesley Creek Occurrence

The Wesley Creek Occurrence 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

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Site Name

Primary: Wesley Creek Occurrence

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska

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

Form: STRINGERS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): USGS MF-448, LOC. 1. DEPOSIT ON HILL WEST OF WESLEY CREEK. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): SHALLOW PROSPECT PIT SUNK ON STRINGERS; EXPOSURES NOT ENCOURAGING. ASBESTOS AND JADE DEPOSITS WERE INVESTIGATED BY THE U.S.B.M. IN 1944 AND/OR 1945.

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

Comment (Geology): DOLOMITE IS BRECCIATED.

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS IN DOLOMITE WEST OF CREEK CONTAIN A LITTLE GALENA. FINE GOLD IN UNMINABLE CONCENTRATIONS SAID TO HAVE BEEN FOUND IN CREEK GRAVELS; NO SHAFTS REACHED BEDROCK. TREMOLITE ASBESTOS AND GEM-QUALITY NEPHRITE JADE FOUND NEAR HEAD OF CREEK.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-448 (D-3), LOC. 1

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 536, P. 153.

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA TERR. DEPT. OF MINES PAMPHLET 3-R, P. 9, 11, 21-22, 25-26

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 75-267, P. 40.

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