Coleen River barite

The Coleen River barite is a barium-barite mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Coleen River barite

Commodity

Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Vanadium

Location

State: Alaska
District: Sheenjek

Land Status

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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:
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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

Ore: Barite

Comments

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Lode; barite

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Massive white to gray barite occurs in creek float. Minor Cu and Zn oxides coatings occur on chert float. Nearby outcrops are interlayered gabbro, argillite and chert (Christian River sequence of Brosge and Reiser, 1969) and black shale (Triassic Shublik Fm.) with abundant Fe stain, quartz veins and iron nodules (Barker, 1981, p. 121).

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Barker (1981)

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Mineralized chert sample contains 0.03% Cu, and 0.077% Zn. Soils contain up to 460 ppm Cu. Heavy mineral concentrate contained more than 10,000 ppm vanadium, but no gold. Mineralization extends in a band 1.5 mi (2.4 km) northeast and 1 mi (1.6 km) southeast (Barker, 1981, p. 121).

References

Reference (Deposit): Barker, J.C., and Clautice, K.H., 1978, Mineral reconnaissance of the Porcupine River region: a summary report: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 87-78, 20 p.

Reference (Deposit): Barker, J.C., 1981, Mineral investigations in the Porcupine River drainage, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 27-81, 189 p., 2 sheets.

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