Kivliktort Mountain--West

The Kivliktort Mountain--West is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Kivliktort Mountain--West

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Noatak

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

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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: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Mineralized breccias are scattered over an area 2500 ft (762 m) by 4200 ft (1280 m); a high-grade sample contained up to 31.4% Zn, 0.49% Pb, and 5.9 oz/t Ag (Meyer and Kurtak, 1992, p. 57-72).

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Meyer and Kurtak (1992)

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Lode; sediment-hosted vein and breccia vein Pb-Zn-Ag.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Sphalerite and minor galena occur as disseminated grains in silicified matrix and as fragments in sandstone breccia, and massive sphalerite occurs as fracture fillings in sandstone of the Shanin Lake member? of the Upper Devonian Kanayut Conglomerate; the breccias may be localized at the base of a thrust sheet over shale and siltstone of the Stuver member of the Kanayut.

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = See MAS/MILS Sequence #0020200003 (USBM, 1995)

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Meyer, M.P., and Kurtak, J.M., 1992, Results of the 1991 U.S. Bureau of Mines Colville mining district study: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 75-92, 101 p.

Reference (Deposit): Jansons, Uldis, and Parke, M.A., 1981, 1978 mineral investigations in the Misheguk Mountain and Howard Pass quadrangles: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 26-81, 193 p.

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